Micrococcus lylae
Micrococcus lylae is a gram positive bacterium. The normal habitat for this Micrococcus species is skin, dust, and water. Its type strain is ATCC 27566. It grows in tetrads, irregular clusters, and cubical packets of eight, and colonies are often brightly pigmented. They are strictly aerobic.
| Micrococcus lylae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Micrococcales |
| Family: | Micrococcaceae |
| Genus: | Micrococcus |
| Species: | M. lylae |
| Binomial name | |
| Micrococcus lylae Kloos et al. 1974 | |
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