Description of a New Species of the Genus Staphylococcus: Staphylococcus carnosus

Abstract

From dry sausage, a new species, Staphylococcus carnosus, has been isolated and described. The new species is established primarily on the basis of its deoxyribonucleic acid-deoxyribonucleic acid hybridization relationships, its biochemical reactions, and its cell wall composition. The type strain of this species is DSM 20501.