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Family of bacteria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The family Micrococcaceae includes bacterial genera of Gram positive cocci that inhabit the air and skin, such as Micrococcus luteus.
Micrococcaceae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
Class: | Actinomycetia |
Order: | Micrococcales |
Family: | Micrococcaceae Pribram 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)[1] |
Type genus | |
Micrococcus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980) | |
Genera | |
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Synonyms[2] | |
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The family Micrococcaceae comprises the following genera:[2]
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature[2] and the phylogeny is based on whole-genome sequences.[3][lower-alpha 1]
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