Staphylococcus saprophyticus

Staphylococcus saprophyticus
S. saprophyticus on Mueller–Hinton agar exhibiting resistance to novobiocin characteristic for species identification
Gram stain of a Gram positive S. saprophyticus sample suspension, lab cultured on Tryptic Soy agar (TSA)
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Family: Staphylococcaceae
Genus: Staphylococcus
Species:
S. saprophyticus
Binomial name
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
(Fairbrother 1940) Shaw et al. 1951

Staphylococcus saprophyticus is a Gram-positive coccus belonging to the genus Staphylococcus.[1] S. saprophyticus is a common cause of community-acquired urinary tract infections.[2][3]

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  2. ^ Kuroda, M.; Yamashita, A.; Hirakawa, H.; Kumano, M.; et al. (September 2005). "Whole genome sequence of Staphylococcus saprophyticus reveals the pathogenesis of uncomplicated urinary tract infection". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 102 (37): 13272–7. Bibcode:2005PNAS..10213272K. doi:10.1073/pnas.0502950102. PMC 1201578. PMID 16135568.
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