Kocuria varians | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Kingdom: | Bacillati |
Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
Class: | Actinomycetes |
Order: | Micrococcales |
Family: | Micrococcaceae |
Genus: | Kocuria |
Species: | K. varians |
Binomial name | |
Kocuria varians (Migula 1900) Stackebrandt et al. 1995 | |
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]