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Members of the genus Micrococcus are generally considered skin flora, although they are opportunistic pathogens. They are gram-positive cocci that test Catalase-positive. It is easy to differentiate them from Staphylococcus species, however, as Micrococcus species form bright yellow colonies on tryptic soy agar supplemented with 5% sheep blood.
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Members of the genus Micrococcus are generally considered skin flora, although they are opportunistic pathogens. They are gram-positive cocci that test Catalase-positive. It is easy to differentiate them from Staphylococcus species, however, as Micrococcus species form bright yellow colonies on tryptic soy agar supplemented with 5% sheep blood.
