kytococcus sedentarius kytococcus sedentarius kytococcus sedentarius is a marine dwelling gram positive bacterium in the genus kytococcus. it is known for the production of polyketide antibiotics as well as for its role as an opportunistic pathogen. it is strictly aerobic and can only grow when amino acids are provided. kytococcus sedentarius kytococcus sedentarius culture on zobell's marine agar (himedia) plate (quadrant streak plate). scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: micrococcales family: kytococcaceae genus: kytococcus species: k. sedentarius binomial name kytococcus sedentarius(zobell and upham 1944) stackebrandt et al. 1995 type strain atcc 14392ccm 314ccug 33030cip 81.72dsm 20547ifo 15357jcm 11482lmg 14228nbrc 15357nctc 11040vkm b-1316 synonyms micrococcus sedentarius zobell and upham 1944 (approved lists 1980) it is found in tetrads, irregular clusters, and cubical packets of eight. it is catalase positive, oxidase positive, and exhibits strictly aerobic metabolism. optimum growth temperature is 25-37 c. it is primarily isolated from human skin, and is one of the major causes of pitted keratolysis. once considered a species of the genus micrococcus. genome the genome has been sequenced and contains 2,785,024 bp, which is among the smallest for actinomycetes, with a g+c content of 71.6%. this encodes 2639 protein coding genes.