Staphylococcus delphini

Staphylococcus delphini
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Family: Staphylococcaceae
Genus: Staphylococcus
Species:
S. delphini
Binomial name
Staphylococcus delphini
Varaldo et al. 1988

Staphylococcus delphini is a Gram-positive, coagulase-positive member of the bacterial genus Staphylococcus consisting of single, paired, and clustered cocci (round bacteria). Strains of this species were originally isolated from aquarium-raised dolphins suffering from skin lesions.[1]

  1. ^ Varaldo PE, Kilpper-Bälz R, Biavasco F, Satta G, Schleifer KH (1 October 1988). "Staphylococcus delphini sp. nov., a Coagulase-Positive Species Isolated from Dolphins". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 38 (4): 436–439. doi:10.1099/00207713-38-4-436.
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