Staphylococcus chromogenes

{{Short description|Species of bacterium}}

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| genus = Staphylococcus

| species = chromogenes

| authority = (Devriese et al. 1978) Hájek et al. 1987

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Staphylococcus chromogenes is a Gram-positive, coagulase-negative member of the bacterial genus Staphylococcus consisting of clustered cocci. The species is associated with mastitis in dairy animals.{{cite journal|last=Nickerson|first=SC|title=Control of heifer mastitis: antimicrobial treatment-an overview.|journal=Veterinary Microbiology|date=Feb 16, 2009|volume=134|issue=1–2|pages=128–35|pmid=18963599|doi=10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.09.019}}

S. chromogenes can be a coagulase-variable Staphylococcus sp., with rare but individual populations displaying clotting activity. {{Cite journal |title=Staphylococcus chromogenes, a Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcus Species That Can Clot Plasma |date=2016 |pmc=4844742 |last1=Dos Santos |first1=D. C. |last2=Lange |first2=C. C. |last3=Avellar-Costa |first3=P. |last4=Dos Santos |first4=K. R. |last5=Brito |first5=M. A. |last6=Giambiagi-Demarval |first6=M. |journal=Journal of Clinical Microbiology |volume=54 |issue=5 |pages=1372–1375 |doi=10.1128/JCM.03139-15 |pmid=26912749 }}