Staphylococcus lentus is a Gram-positive, oxidase-positive, coagulase-negative member of the bacterial genus Staphylococcus consisting of clustered cocci.[1] The species was originally classified as a subspecies; its name is a combination derived from Staphylococcus sciuri subsp. lentus.[2]
| Staphylococcus lentus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Bacillales |
| Family: | Staphylococcaceae |
| Genus: | Staphylococcus |
| Species: | S. lentus |
| Binomial name | |
| Staphylococcus lentus (Kloos et al. 1976) Schleifer et al. 1983 | |
Of all studied S. sciuri subspecies, only S. lentus has been found to use the trisaccharide raffinose.[3]
References
Further reading
- Nam, Young-Do; Chung, Won-Hyong; Seo, Myung-Ji; Lim, Seong-Il; Yi, Sung-Hun (November 2012). "Genome Sequence of Staphylococcus lentus F1142, a Strain Isolated from Korean Soybean Paste". Journal of Bacteriology. 194 (21): 5987. doi:10.1128/JB.01484-12. PMC 3486103. PMID 23045498.