Staphylococcus xylosus
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| Staphylococcus xylosus Schleifer & Kloos 1975 |
Staphylococcus xylosus is a member of the genus Staphylococcus, a genus of Gram-positive bacteria that form clusters of cells. Like many other staphylococci, it is coagulase-negative and exists as a commensal on the skin of humans and animals and in the environment. It appears to be far more common in animals than in humans. S. xylosus has very occasionally been identified as a cause of human infection, but in some it may have been misidentified.
In common with S. saprophyticus and several other species, S. xylosus is resistant to the antibiotic Novobiocin. It is highly active biochemically, producing acid from a wide variety of carbohydrates.
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