Macrococcus
| Macrococcus | |
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| Order: | Staphylococcales |
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| Genus: | Macrococcus Kloos et al. 1998 |
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| Macrococcus equipercicus Kloos et al. 1998 | |
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Macrococcus, (from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós), meaning "long", and κόκκος (kókkos), meaning "kernel" or "Kermes") is a genus of Gram-positive cocci belonging to the family Staphylococcaceae. The genus was created in 1998.