staphylococcus stepanovicii staphylococcus stepanovicii staphylococcus stepanovicii is a gram-positive, coagulase-negative member of the bacterial genus staphylococcus consisting of single, paired, and clustered cocci. the species is novobiocin-resistant and oxidase-positive. it was named in honor of serbian microbiologist srdjan stepanović. staphylococcus stepanovicii scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: bacilli order: bacillales family: staphylococcaceae genus: staphylococcus species: s. stepanovicii binomial name staphylococcus stepanoviciihauschild et al. 2010 staphylococcus stepanovicii has been isolated from the skin of small mammals in the wild.