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* Previously known as a coagulase-negative ''Staphylococcus''
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* Previously would have been identified as a ''[[Micrococcus]]'' or coagulase-negative ''Staphylococcus''
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* Normal skin and oropharyngeal flora
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* Usually considered a contaminant, and rarely cause infections (usually in immunocompromised hosts)
   
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Kocuria'' species}}
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[[Category:Gram-positive cocci]]
 
[[Category:Gram-positive cocci]]

Latest revision as of 14:53, 4 March 2024

  • Previously would have been identified as a Micrococcus or coagulase-negative Staphylococcus
  • Normal skin and oropharyngeal flora
  • Usually considered a contaminant, and rarely cause infections (usually in immunocompromised hosts)