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Staphylococcus equorum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Bacillota |
Class: | Bacilli |
Order: | Caryophanales |
Family: | Staphylococcaceae |
Genus: | Staphylococcus |
Species: | S. equorum
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Binomial name | |
Staphylococcus equorum Schliefer et al. 1984
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Staphylococcus equorum is a gram-positive, coagulase-negative member of the bacterial genus Staphylococcus consisting of clustered cocci. Originally isolated from the skin of healthy horses, this species contains a cell wall similar to that of Staphylococcus xylosus.[1]
Strains of S. equorum have been isolated from sausage[2] and strains comprising subspecies of this species have been isolated from Swiss mountain cheeses.[3]