| Species/Subspecies: | Staphylococcus delphini | ||||||||
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| Etymology: | Genus name: bunch of grape-like cocci (coccus means a grain or berry) Species epithet: of a dolphin. | ||||||||
| Significance: | [Of minor importance] | ||||||||
| Taxonomy: | Class Bacilli Order Bacillales Family Staphylococcaceae Genus Staphylococcus |
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| Type Strain: | Heidy = ATCC 49171 = CCUG 30107 = NCTC 12225. | ||||||||
| Macromorphology (smell): | The colonies är medium sized (5-7 mm in diameter) and have a hemolysis zone. They are nonpigmented, convexa, glistening and opaque. | ||||||||
| Micromorphology: | Cocci (0.8-1.0 µm in diameter), which appear singly, in pairs or in clusters. | ||||||||
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| Metabolism: | Fakultatively anaerobic | ||||||||
| Catalase/Oxidase: | +/- | ||||||||
| Other Enzymes: | Coagulase +, urease +. | ||||||||
| Fermentation of carbohydrates: | D-glucose + lactose + maltose ? L-rhamnose ? sucrose + L-arabinose - cellobiose ? D-mannitol + salicin ? trehalose - glycerol ? inulin ? raffinose ? D-sorbitol ? starch ? |
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| Reservoir: | Mustelidae (e.g. minks, weasels etc.) | ||||||||
| Disease: | S. delphini has been isolated from aquarium-raised dolphins with skin lesions. The bacterium has also been isolated from horses and is suspected to cause infections. |
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| Hosts: | Dolphin, horse | ||||||||
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About 70 species and subspecies have been described within the genus Staphylococcus. S. delphini is closely related to S. pseudintermedius, S. intermedius and S. schleiferi. | ||||||||
| Comment: | S. delphini can be difficult to differentiate from S. pseudintermedius. | ||||||||
| Updated: | 2023-03-08 |
