Staphylococcus felis

{{Short description|Species of bacterium}}

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| genus = Staphylococcus

| species = felis

| authority = Igimi et al. 1989

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Staphylococcus felis is a Gram-positive, coagulase-negative member of the bacterial genus Staphylococcus consisting of clustered cocci. It demonstrates limited hemolytic activity, but it does show evidence of urease activity and the ability to use sucrose, mannose, and trehalose. S. felis has been isolated from and is associated with skin infections in cats.{{cite journal|last=Higgins|first=R|author2=Gottschalk, M |title=Québec. Isolation of Staphylococcus felis from cases of external otitis in cats.|journal=The Canadian Veterinary Journal|date=May 1991|volume=32|issue=5|pages=312–3|pmid=17423789|pmc=1481492}}{{cite journal|last=Igimi|first=S.|author2=Kawamura, S. |author3=Takahashi, E. |author4=Mitsuoka, T. |title=Staphylococcus felis, a New Species from Clinical Specimens from Cats|journal=International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology|date=1 October 1989|volume=39|issue=4|pages=373–377|doi=10.1099/00207713-39-4-373|doi-access=free}}