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Kocuria rosea (Micrococcus roseus)
An aerobic, gram-positive or gram-variable coccus occurring in pairs, tetrads (groups of four) and clusters that produces a pink or red colony. They are found in soil, water, and rarely on human skin. The majority of strains are nonpathogenic.