NCIt definition : A species of obligately aerobic, Gram positive, cocci shaped bacteria in the phylum
Actinobacteria. This species is halotolerant, coagulase negative, susceptible to bacitracin
and does not ferment glucose. M. luteus is found in soil, dust, water and air and
is a commensal organism of the skin, mouth and upper respiratory tract but may be
considered pathogenic in immunocompromised individuals.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Micrococcus luteus.;