Kocuria varians
| Kocuria varians | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Micrococcales |
| Family: | Micrococcaceae |
| Genus: | Kocuria |
| Species: | K. varians
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| Binomial name | |
| Kocuria varians (Migula 1900) Stackebrandt et al. 1995
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| Type strain | |
| ATCC 15306 CCM 884 CCUG 35392 CIP 81.73 DSM 20033 HAMBI 1951 HAMBI 40 IEGM 400 IFO 15358 JCM 7238 LMG 14231 NBRC 15358 NCTC 7564 VKM B-1827 | |
| Synonyms[1][2][3] | |
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Kocuria varians is a gram-positive species of bacteria in the genus Kocuria.[4][5] It has been isolated from milk,[2][6] meat,[7] skin, soil,[8] and beach sand.[9] It is 0.9 to 1.5 micrometers in diameter, and occurs in clusters, which can be up to 4 millimeters in diameter[8] and are yellow.[9] It is known to cause ocular infections,[10] brain abscesses,[11][12] and endophthalmitis.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kocuria varians". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ a b Podstawka A. "Kocuria varians G 33 | Type strain | DSM 20033, ATCC 15306, CCM 884, NCDO 777, NCTC 7564 | BacDiveID:7642". bacdive.dsmz.de. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ^ Tvrzová L, Schumann P, Sedláček I, Páčová Z, Spröer C, Verbarg S, Kroppenstedt RM. (January 2005). "Reclassification of strain CCM 132, previously classified as Kocuria varians, as Kocuria carniphila sp. nov". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 55 (Pt 1): 139–142. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.63304-0. PMID 15653866.
- ^ "IRMNG - Kocuria varians (Migula 1900) Stackebrandt et al., 1995". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ^ "Kocuria varians - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ^ "CCUG 35392T - Kocuria varians". www.ccug.se. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ^ Tremonte P, Succi M, Reale A, Di Renzo T, Sorrentino E, Coppola R (September 2007). "Interactions between strains of Staphylococcus xylosus and Kocuria varians isolated from fermented meats". Journal of Applied Microbiology. 103 (3): 743–51. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03315.x. PMID 17714408.
- ^ a b "ABIS Encyclopedia". tgw1916.net. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ^ a b "Kocuria varians (Micrococcus varians)". EDLab. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ^ "Kocuria varians - An emerging cause of ocular infections".
- ^ Tsai CY, Su SH, Cheng YH, Chou YL, Tsai TH, Lieu AS (April 2010). "Kocuria varians infection associated with brain abscess: A case report". BMC Infectious Diseases. 10: 102. doi:10.1186/1471-2334-10-102. PMC 2875226. PMID 20423506.
- ^ "Kocuria varians infection: Topics by Science.gov". www.science.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ^ Dave VP, Joseph J, Pathengay A, Pappuru RR (November 2018). "Clinical presentations, management outcomes, and diagnostic dilemma in Kocuria endophthalmitis". Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection. 8 (1): 21. doi:10.1186/s12348-018-0163-6. PMC 6246755. PMID 30460590.
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