Staphylococcus chromogenes
Species of bacterium
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Staphylococcus chromogenes is a Gram-positive, coagulase-negative member of the bacterial genus Staphylococcus consisting of clustered cocci. The species is associated with mastitis in dairy animals.[1]
| Staphylococcus chromogenes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Bacillales |
| Family: | Staphylococcaceae |
| Genus: | Staphylococcus |
| Species: | S. chromogenes |
| Binomial name | |
| Staphylococcus chromogenes (Devriese et al. 1978) Hájek et al. 1987 | |
S. chromogenes can be a coagulase-variable Staphylococcus sp., with rare but individual populations displaying clotting activity. [2]
