Micrococcus lylae

Micrococcus lylae is a gram positive bacterium.^[1] The normal habitat for this Micrococcus species is skin, dust, and water.^[2] Its type strain is ATCC 27566. It grows in tetrads, irregular clusters, and cubical packets of eight, and colonies are often brightly pigmented. They are strictly aerobic.

Micrococcus lylae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Bacillati
Phylum:	Actinomycetota
Class:	Actinomycetes
Order:	Micrococcales
Family:	Micrococcaceae
Genus:	Micrococcus
Species:	M. lylae
Binomial name
Micrococcus lylae Kloos et al. 1974

See also

• Kocuria kristinae