Staphylococcus borealis

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Classification

Domain: Bacteria

Phylum: Bacillota

Class: Bacilli

Order: Bacillales

Family: Staphyloccocaceae

[Others may be used. Use NCBI link to find]

Species

NCBI: [1]

Staphylococcus S. borealis

Description and Significance

Staphylococcus borealis is a bacterial species. Researchers discovered this bacteria in the North, so they believe it may be adapted to a northern climate. It is a recently discovered species from four isolates of the human skin, as well as from one blood culture. This indicates the species ability to colonize human skin and potentially penetrate into the blood stream.

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Genome Structure

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Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle

Staphylococcus borealis is a gram positive bacterium and has a lack of the virulence factor coagulase. The shape of its cells are coccoid and can also form clusters. It has a diameter of 0.65 to 1.23um.

Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces.

Ecology and Pathogenesis

Habitat; symbiosis; biogeochemical significance; contributions to environment.

If relevant, how does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.

References

[Sample reference] Takai, K., Sugai, A., Itoh, T., and Horikoshi, K. "Palaeococcus ferrophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2000. Volume 50. p. 489-500.

Author

Page authored by Lindsey Cairey, student of Prof. Bradley Tolar at UNC Wilmington.