Staphylococcus stepanovicii
| Staphylococcus stepanovicii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Bacillales |
| Family: | Staphylococcaceae |
| Genus: | Staphylococcus |
| Species: | S. stepanovicii |
| Binomial name | |
| Staphylococcus stepanovicii Hauschild et al. 2010 | |
Staphylococcus stepanovicii is a Gram-positive, coagulase-negative member of the bacterial genus Staphylococcus consisting of single, paired, and clustered cocci. The species is novobiocin-resistant and oxidase-positive. It was named in honor of Serbian microbiologist Srdjan Stepanović.
Staphylococcus stepanovicii has been isolated from the skin of small mammals in the wild.