NCIt definition : A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram positive, cocci shaped bacteria in the
phylum Firmicutes. This species is positive for catalase, urease and alkaline phosphatase
and negative for coagulase and oxidase. It can ferment mannose, fructose, and arabinose
but not cellobiose, fucose or xylitol. S, equorum is a part of the normal flora of
human skin, involved in sausage and cheese production and is not known to be a pathogen.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Staphylococcus equorum.;