Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus COL

Staphylococcus_aureus
Names Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus COL
Accession numbers NC_002951, NC_006629
Background Gram-positive nonmotile coccus that grows in aerobic and anaerobic conditions, in which it forms grape-like clusters. Staphylococcus aureus is one of the major causes of community- acquired and hospital-acquired infections. It produces numerous toxins including superantigens that cause unique disease entities such as toxic-shock syndrome and staphylococcal scarlet fever.This strain includes 2 phage phiSaST5K and phiN315; phiN315 is also found in strain N315 (STAAN). (HAMAP: STAA4)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Firmicutes
Class:Bacilli
Order:Bacillales
Family:Staphylococcaceae
Genus:Staphylococcus
Species:aureus
Strain COL
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (08-APR-2002) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
(12-NOV-2004) The Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Dr, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method NA
Isolation site Pus of a Japanese male baby with a surgical wound infection that did not respond to vancomycin in 1997
Isolation country Japan
Number of replicons 2
Gram staining properties Positive
Shape Cocci
Mobility No
Flagellar presence No
Number of membranes 1
Oxygen requirements Facultative
Optimal temperature 30.0
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat HostAssociated
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name Homo sapiens
Cell arrangement Clusters, Singles
Sporulation Nonsporulating
Metabolism NA
Energy source NA
Diseases Toxic-shock syndrome and staphylococcal scarlet fever
Pathogenicity NA