Kocuria kristinae

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Gram stain Culture

General information
- the following information is not yet verified
  Taxonomy
  Family: Micrococcaceae
  
  Natural habitats
  Micrococci are widespread in nature and are commonly found on the skin of humans and other mammals.
  
  Clinical significance
  They thought of as harmless or commensal organism, though it can be an opportunistic pathogen, there have been rare cases of infections in people with compromised immune systems.
Gram stain
- the following information is not yet verified
  Gram positive cocci,
  
  0.5-3.5 µm,
  
  occurring mostly tetrads, and irregular clusters.
  
  Mature cells lose the ability to retain the crystal violet, which makes them decolorization easier than younger cells.
Culture characteristics
- the following information is not yet verified
  
  Obligate aerobic
  
  After 48 hours the colonies are 1-2 mm in diameter (grow more slowly than staphylococci).
  
  Colonies dull or matte, convex and have a pale orange pigment
  
  McConkey growth
  
  BBAØ no growth
Characteristics
References
- James Versalovic et al.(2011) Manual of Clinical Microbiology 10th Edition