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Micrococcus luteus
An aerobic, gram-positive or gram-variable coccus occurring in tetrads (groups of four) or irregular clusters. It produces a cream, white, yellow, yellowish green, or orange colony. The primary habitat is mammalian skin. The majority of strains are nonpathogenic, but some strains may occasionally be opportunist pathogens.