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==Description and significance== | ==Description and significance== | ||
Micrococcus Luteus most commonly known as ''M.Luteus'' is a [[non-pathogenic]], [[gram-positive]] bacteria that is most commonly found in mucous membranes, dust, soil the air that we breathe and human skin. <ref> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micrococcus_luteus </ref> The bacteria is an obligate [[aerobe]] which can also live in very low concentrations of carbon. Although believed to be harmless,it is often found to be involved in infections resulting from a patient staying at a hospital for instance. It is often hard to consider ''M.Luteus'' as the cause of the diseases resulting from it since the bacteria is constantly and mostly found on human skin and in nasal cavities. | Micrococcus Luteus most commonly known as ''M.Luteus'' is a [[non-pathogenic]], [[gram-positive]] bacteria that is most commonly found in mucous membranes, dust, soil the air that we breathe and human skin. <ref> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micrococcus_luteus </ref> The bacteria is an obligate [[aerobe]] which can also live in very low concentrations of carbon. Although believed to be harmless,it is often found to be involved in infections resulting from a patient staying at a hospital for instance. It is often hard to consider ''M.Luteus'' as the cause of the diseases resulting from it since the bacteria is constantly and mostly found on human skin and in nasal cavities. | ||
==Genome structure== | ==Genome structure== | ||
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Description and significance
Micrococcus Luteus most commonly known as M.Luteus is a non-pathogenic, gram-positive bacteria that is most commonly found in mucous membranes, dust, soil the air that we breathe and human skin. [1] The bacteria is an obligate aerobe which can also live in very low concentrations of carbon. Although believed to be harmless,it is often found to be involved in infections resulting from a patient staying at a hospital for instance. It is often hard to consider M.Luteus as the cause of the diseases resulting from it since the bacteria is constantly and mostly found on human skin and in nasal cavities.
Genome structure
Cell structure and metabolism
Micrococcus luteus grows yellow round-shaped colonies.