Staphylococcus agnetis

Staphylococcus agnetis is a Gram positive, coagulase-variable member of the bacterial genus Staphylococcus. Strains of this species were originally isolated from the milk and teats of cows with mastitis.[1] This species is not known to infect humans.[2]

Staphylococcus agnetis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Firmicutes
Class:
Bacilli
Order:
Bacillales
Family:
Staphylococcaceae
Genus:
Staphylococcus
Species:
S. agnetis
Binomial name
Staphylococcus agnetis
Taponen et al. 2012[1]

The genome of S. agnetis isolate CBMRN 20813338 has been sequenced and was found to be 2.4 kilobases long with a GC content of 35.79%.[3]

References
  1. Taponen, S.; Supre, K.; Piessens, V.; Van Coillie, E.; De Vliegher, S.; Koort, J. M. K. (18 February 2011). "Staphylococcus agnetis sp. nov., a coagulase-variable species from bovine subclinical and mild clinical mastitis". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 62 (1): 61–65. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.028365-0. PMID 21335502.
  2. Savini, Vincenzo; Passeri, Cecilia; Mancini, Giorgia; Iuliani, Ornella; Marrollo, Roberta; Argentieri, Angela Valentina; Fazii, Paolo; D'Antonio, Domenico; Carretto, Edoardo (June 2013). "Coagulase-positive staphylococci: my pet's two faces". Research in Microbiology. 164 (5): 371–374. doi:10.1016/j.resmic.2013.02.004.
  3. Calcutt, M. J.; Foecking, M. F.; Fry, P. R.; Hsieh, H.-Y.; Perry, J.; Stewart, G. C.; Scholl, D. T.; Messier, S.; Middleton, J. R. (4 September 2014). "Draft Genome Sequence of Bovine Mastitis Isolate Staphylococcus agnetis CBMRN 20813338". Genome Announcements. 2 (5): e00883–14–e00883–14. doi:10.1128/genomeA.00883-14. PMC 4155595.


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