| Cross Index | Gram-Positive Cocci |
| SuperSet | Prokaryote, Eubacteria |
| Compare | Micrococcaceae are not a coherent group. Micrococcus is closely related to Arthrobacter , Planococcus is related to Bacillus, , while the radioresistant cocci called Deinococcus have atypical Gram positive cell walls. |
| Contrast | Archaea |
| Subset | aerobes:
Deinobacter
grandis Deinococcus, Marinococcus,
Micrococcus, Planococcus
, Salinicoccus
roseus facultative anaerobes: Aerococcus viridans, Enterococcus, Gemella haemolysans, Lactococcus Leuconostoc, Melissococcus pluton, Pediococcus, Saccharococcus thermophilus, Staphylococcus, Stomatococcus mucilaginsos, Streptococcus, Trichococcus flocculiformis, Vagococcus anaerobes Coprococcus, Peptococcus niger , Peptostreptococcus, Ruminococcus, Sarcina Catalase positive:Deinococcus, Micrococcus, Planococcus, Staphylococcus,, Stomatococcus mucilaginsosus |
| Sources of Pathogenic Gram Positive Cocci. | ||
| Genus | Source | Disease |
| Aerococcus | Urinary tract | cystitis rare |
| Gemella | Respiratory tract | ? |
| Sarcina | Stomach | ? |
| Peptococcus | urinary intestinal respiratory tract tonsils skin | cystitis gum disease |
| Peptostreptococcus | Genital tract | abscesses gangrene |
| Streptococcus | Respiratory
tract digestive tract teeth |
cavities
cystitis abscesses scarlet fever sore throat |
| Staphylococcus | Skin sweat glands urinary tract nose |
boils abscesses food poisoning endocarditis |
| Micrococcus | Skin | Saprophyte "stitch abcesses" |
| Reference | Gram-Positive Cocci |
| First citation | |
| The Prokaryotes | |
| Bergey's Systematatic | p 999-1103 |
| Bergey's Determinative | p527-558 |
| References |