Staphylococcus borealis
Classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Family: Staphyloccocaceae
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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. This bacteria is gram positive with a coccoid shape and can form clusters.
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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.
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Ecology and Pathogenesis
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Page authored by Lindsey Cairey, student of Prof. Bradley Tolar at UNC Wilmington.