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      Preliminary studies on the characterization and distribution of Staphylococcus and Micrococcus species on animal skin.

      Applied and Environmental Microbiology
      Animals, Ecology, Humans, Mammals, Micrococcus, growth & development, isolation & purification, Skin, microbiology, Species Specificity, Staphylococcus

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          A total of 221 strains of staphylococci and 98 strains of micrococci isolated from the skins of Eastern gray squirrels, Southern flying squirrels, raccoons, opossums, squirrel monkeys, swine, sheep, horses, cattle, and dogs were characterized in a preliminary attempt to resolve their natural relationships and distribution in nature. Staphylococci demonstrating the widest host range included Staphylococcus xylosus and unnamed Staphylococcus sp. 3. Unnamed Staphylococcus sp. 2 was isolated only from sheep, Staphylococcus sp. 4 only from opossums, Staphylococcus sp. 5 only from squirrel monkeys, and Staphylococcus sp. 6 only from swine. The predominant species isolated from human skin, including S. epidermidis, S. hominis, S. haemolyticus, and S. capitis, were either not isolated or only rarely isolated from animal skin. Micrococcus varians was the predominant Micrococcus species isolated from animal skin. M. luteus was only occasionally isolated. M. lylae, M. sedentarius, M. roseus, M. kristinae, and M. nishinomiyaensis, species occasionally isolated from human skin, were not isolated from animal skin.

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          942208
          169718
          10.1128/aem.31.1.53-59.1976

          Chemistry
          Animals,Ecology,Humans,Mammals,Micrococcus,growth & development,isolation & purification,Skin,microbiology,Species Specificity,Staphylococcus

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