Is Micrococcus Luteus Nitrate Positive

TestResultNitrate ReductionNegative (-) reaction to NitrateUreaseNegative (-)

Does Micrococcus luteus reduce nitrate?

Micrococcus luteus (Kocur, PBEovB & Martinec, 1972) has a GC content in DNA of 70-7 to 755 %, is asaccharolytic and does not reduce nitrates.

Is Micrococcus positive or negative?

Micrococcus species are strictly aerobic Gram positive cocci arranged in tetrads or irregular clusters, not in chains and cells range from 0.5 to 3µm in diameter. They are seldom motile and are non-sporing. They are also catalase positive and often oxidase positive, although weakly.