Staphylococcus capitis
Staphylococcus capitis is a coagulase-negative species (CoNS) of Staphylococcus. It is part of the normal flora of the skin of the human scalp, face, neck, scrotum, and ears and has been associated with prosthetic valve endocarditis, but is rarely associated with native valve infection.
| Staphylococcus capitis | |
|---|---|
| Staphylococcus capitis in cerebrospinal fluid. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Bacillales |
| Family: | Staphylococcaceae |
| Genus: | Staphylococcus |
| Species: | S. capitis |
| Binomial name | |
| Staphylococcus capitis Kloos and Schleifer 1975 (Approved Lists 1980) | |
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