Staphylococcus lentus
| Staphylococcus lentus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Bacillales |
| Family: | Staphylococcaceae |
| Genus: | Staphylococcus |
| Species: | S. lentus |
| Binomial name | |
| Staphylococcus lentus (Kloos et al. 1976) Schleifer et al. 1983 | |
Staphylococcus lentus is a Gram-positive, oxidase-positive, coagulase-negative member of the bacterial genus Staphylococcus consisting of clustered cocci. The species was originally classified as a subspecies; its name is a combination derived from Staphylococcus sciuri subsp. lentus.
Of all studied S. sciuri subspecies, only S. lentus has been found to use the trisaccharide raffinose.