Staphylococcus caprae

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Related to Staphylococcus caprae: Staphylococcus hominis, Staphylococcus haemolyticus, Staphylococcus capitis

Staphylococcus caprae

A coagulase-negative, DNAse-positive Staphylococcus species first identified in goats. It can infect humans, e.g., in prosthetic joints and injured bones.

See also: Staphylococcus

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The results of our study revealed some species that had not been reported earlier in feline conjunctiva, including Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus caprae, Staphylococcus succinus, Streptococcus infantarius, Streptococcus lutetiensis, Psychrobacter faecalis, and Propionibacterium acnes.

Antonini et al., "Subclinical mastitis and antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus caprae and Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from two Italian goat herds," Journal of Dairy Science, vol.

* * Staphylococcus capitis * Staphylococcus caprae * Staphylococcus pasteuri * Staphylococcus succinus * * * Staphylococcus warneri * Streptococcus infantarius * Streptococcus lutetiensis * Propionibacterium spp.

Bacterial Diversity in Feline Conjunctiva Based on 16S rRNA Gene Sequence Analysis: A Pilot Study