Sarcina (bacterium)

Genus of bacteria

Sarcina

Gastric mucosa and Sarcina on upper right. H&E stain.
Scientific classification
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Bacteria

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Bacillota

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Clostridia

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Clostridiales

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Clostridiaceae

Genus:  |

Sarcina

Goodsir, 1842[1]

Type species
Sarcina ventriculi

Goodsir, 1842[1]

Sarcina is a genus of Gram-positive cocci bacteria in the family Clostridiaceae.[2][3][4] A synthesizer of microbial cellulose,[5] various members of the genus are human flora and may be found in the skin [6] and large intestine.[7] The genus takes its name from the Latin word "sarcina," meaning pack or bundle, after the cuboidal (2x2x2) cellular associations they form during division along three planes.[8]

The genus's type species is Sarcina ventriculi, a variety found on the surface of cereal seeds, in soil, mud, and in the stomachs of humans, rabbits, and guinea pigs.[9]

## Species

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* Sarcina aurantiaca
* Sarcina maxima has been reclassified to Clostridium maximum
* Sarcina ventriculi, also known as Clostridium ventriculi
* Sarcina lutea has been reclassified to Micrococcus luteus
* Sarcina troglodytae is a chimpanzee pathogen

## References

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1. ^ a b Euzéby, J.P. "Sarcina". List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
2. ^ "Sarcina". Random House Dictionary of the English Language. Random House. 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
3. ^ "Result of detail taxonomy information". TXSearch Taxonomy Retrieval. DNA Data Bank of Japan. 19 February 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
4. ^ "Sarcina aurantiaca". Zipcode Zoo. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
5. ^ P. Ross, R. Mayer, and M. Benziman (1991) "Cellulose biosynthesis and function in bacteria," Microbiol Mol Biol Rev, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 35-58, Mar.
6. ^ HOLT, R. J. (29 July 2006). "The Esterase and Lipase Activity of Aerobic Skin Bacteria". British Journal of Dermatology. 85 (1): 18–23. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.1971.tb07172.x. PMID 5557829. S2CID 28833614.
7. ^ Crowther, J. S. (1 August 1971). "Sarcina Ventriculi In Human Faeces". Journal of Medical Microbiology. 4 (3): 343–350. doi:10.1099/00222615-4-3-343. PMID 5116255.
8. ^ Michael J. Leboffe & Burton E. Pierce. A Photographic Atlas for the Microbiology Laboratory (4 ed.). p. 39.
9. ^ "Sarcina ventriculi". Stedman's Medical Spellchecker. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2006. Retrieved 31 March 2010.

Taxon identifiers

Sarcina|

* Wikidata: Q309504
* Wikispecies: Sarcina
* CoL: 63RQ2
* EoL: 100630
* GBIF: 3226719
* IRMNG: 1297161
* ITIS: 958067
* LPSN: sarcina.html
* NCBI: 1266

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