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| Staphylococcus delphini | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Bacillales |
| Family: | Staphylococcaceae |
| Genus: | Staphylococcus |
| Species: | S. delphini
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| Staphylococcus delphini Varaldo et al. 1988
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Staphylococcus delphini is a Gram-positive, coagulase-positive member of the bacterial genus Staphylococcus consisting of single, paired, and clustered cocci (round bacteria). Strains of this species were originally isolated from aquarium-raised dolphins suffering from skin lesions.[1]
- ^ Varaldo PE, Kilpper-Bälz R, Biavasco F, Satta G, Schleifer KH (1 October 1988). "Staphylococcus delphini sp. nov., a Coagulase-Positive Species Isolated from Dolphins". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 38 (4): 436–439. doi:10.1099/00207713-38-4-436.