Micrococcaceae

Micrococcaceae, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós), meaning "small", and κόκκος (kókkos), meaning "sphere", includes bacterial genera of Gram positive cocci that inhabit the air and skin, such as Micrococcus luteus.

==Genera== The family Micrococcaceae comprises the following genera: Acaricomes Pukall et al. 2006 Arthrobacter Conn and Dimmick 1947 (Approved Lists 1980) Auritidibacter Yassin et al. 2011 Citricoccus Altenburger et al. 2002 Enteractinococcus Cao et al. 2012 Falsarthrobacter Busse and Moore 2018 Galactobacter Hahne et al. 2019 Garicola Lo et al. 2015 Glutamicibacter Busse 2016 Haematomicrobium Schumann and Busse 2017 Kocuria Stackebrandt et al. 1995 Micrococcoides Tóth et al. 2017 Micrococcus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980) Neomicrococcus Prakash et al. 2015 Nesterenkonia Stackebrandt et al. 1995 Paenarthrobacter Busse 2016 Paeniglutamicibacter Busse 2016 Pseudarthrobacter Busse 2016 Pseudoglutamicibacter Busse 2016 Psychromicrobium Schumann et al. 2017 Renibacterium Sanders and Fryer 1980 Rothia Georg and Brown 1967 (Approved Lists 1980) Sinomonas Zhou et al. 2009 Specibacter Lee and Schumann 2019 Tersicoccus Vaishampayan et al. 2013 Yaniella Li et al. 2008 Zafaria Amin et al. 2021 Zhihengliuella Zhang et al. 2007