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Staphylococcus auricularis is a Gram-positive member of the bacterial genus Staphylococcus consisting of pairs or tetrads of cocci. This species was originally isolated from the exterior of a human ear and is weakly hemolytic. Because it commonly exists on human skin, it may be able to cause opportunistic infections or sepsis, although this is very rare.

References

1. Kloos, W. E.; Schleifer, K. H. (1 January 1983). "Staphylococcus auricularis sp. nov.: an Inhabitant of the Human External Ear". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 33 (1): 9–14. doi:10.1099/00207713-33-1-9.
2. Hoffman, DJ; Brown, GD; Lombardo, FA (August 2007). "Early-onset sepsis with Staphylococcus auricularis in an extremely low-birth weight infant - an uncommon pathogen". Journal of Perinatology. 27 (8): 519–20. doi:10.1038/sj.jp.7211773. PMID 17653219.

External links

• Type strain of Staphylococcus auricularis at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

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