Felis ISSN 2398-2950

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Introduction

Classification

Taxonomy

• Family: Micrococcaceae.
• Genus: Staphylococcus.
• Species: epidermidis.

Etymology

• Greek: epidermidis - of the epidermis.

Active Forms

Clinical Effects

Epidemiology

Habitat

• Predominant among normal flora of skin.
• Also colonizes the upper respiratory tract.

Lifecycle

• Reproduces by binary fission in several planes to form clusters.
• Does not form spores.

Transmission

• Spread by direct and indirect contact.

Pathological effects

• Not usually pathogenic.

Other Host Effects

• Commensal.

Control

Control via chemotherapies

• Not usually pathogenic, therefore treatment rarely required.
• Susceptible to many common antimicrobials.

Diagnosis