2. Staphylococceae family
Low G + C
Cocci (spheres)
Grapelike clusters
3 planes
1 micrometer diameter
FA
Nonmotile, NSF
Halotoerant
Catalase (+)
Oxidase (-)
+/- fermentation
3. Staphylococcus species
61 species
Important
S. aureus
S. epidermidis
S. saprophyticus
S. pseudointermedius
Others
S. haemolyticus
S. capitus
S. hominis
S. xylosis
S. warneri
23. S. xylosus
Commensal
Industry
Ferment meat
Red color of sausage
Ferment milk
Orange color of cheese
Pathogenicity
Biofilms
Enterotoxins
Disease
Nosocomial
UTI
Food poisoning (raw)