Staphylococcus taiwanensis
| Staphylococcus taiwanensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Caryophanales |
| Family: | Staphylococcaceae |
| Genus: | Staphylococcus |
| Species: | S. taiwanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Staphylococcus taiwanensis Lin et al. 2022 | |
Staphylococcus taiwanensis is a species of coagulase-negative, gram-positive bacteria from the family Staphylococcaceae.[1] It was first isolated from human blood in 2022.[2]
Description
Staphylococcus taiwanensis is a species of coagulase-negative Staphylococci. Colonies of S. taiwanensis are beta-hemolytic.[2] S. taiwanensis can be differentiated from the phylogentically and morphologically similar Staphylococcus haemolyticus by its production of urease.
References
- ↑ "Species Staphylococcus taiwanensis". LPSN. doi:10.83108/rn.26473.
- 1 2 Lin, Yu-Tzu; Hung, Wei-Chun; Wan, Tsai-Wen; Li, Hsin; Lee, Tai-Fen; Hsueh, Po-Ren; Teng, Lee-Jene (2022). "Staphylococcus taiwanensis sp. nov., isolated from human blood". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 72 (2): 005262. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.005262. ISSN 1466-5034.