Micrococcus luteus

species of bacterium
Taxon taxon Q142000
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Micrococcus luteus

Summary

Micrococcus luteus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (431 views/month, #1,466 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Micrococcus luteus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Micrococcus luteus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Micrococcus luteus belongs to the parent taxon Micrococcus[5].
  • Micrococcus luteus's scientific name is Micrococcus luteus[6].
  • Micrococcus luteus's Commons category is recorded as Micrococcus luteus[7].
  • Micrococcus luteus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. luteus'}[8].
  • Micrococcus luteus's LPSN URL is recorded as https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/micrococcus-luteus[9].
  • Micrococcus luteus's Gram staining is recorded as gram-positive bacteria[10].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Micrococcus luteus is Micrococcus luteus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Micrococcus[5].

Identifiers

Micrococcus luteus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 486584[11]. Micrococcus luteus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1270[12]. Micrococcus luteus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 971337[13]. Micrococcus luteus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5427834[14]. Micrococcus luteus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 963539[15].

Why It Matters

Micrococcus luteus ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (431 views/month, #1,466 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Micrococcus
    Taxon rank species
    Instance of taxon
    Gram staining gram-positive bacteria
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