Staphylococcus argenteus
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Staphylococcus argenteus[1] are gram-positive cocci from the genus Staphylococcus which have been isolated from blood culture of a 55-year-old Indigenous Australian female in 2006 in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.[2][3][1] The species is close related to S. aureus and the differentiation is challenging.[4] Staphylococcus argenteus is cytotoxic to human cells due to high expression of alpha-hemolysin.[5]
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Staphylococcus argenteus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Bacillota |
Class: | Bacilli |
Order: | Bacillales |
Family: | Staphylococcaceae |
Genus: | Staphylococcus |
Species: | S. argenteus |
Binomial name | |
Staphylococcus argenteus Tong et al. 2015[1] | |
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