It is aerobic.
No Micrococcus luteus is aerobic organism, Staphylococcus aureus is often mistaken for Micrococcus luteus but its main difference is that it is a Facultative anaerobe
Micrococcus leteus is negative to VP test.
Aerobe
Micrococcus luteus is a spherical, saprotrophic bacterium. It is found in soil, dust, water, air, and in the mammalian skin.
yes
tetrad or packet
no
Gram Positive.
200c to 450c --> mesophile
It is yellow, but after gram staining it turns purple.
Micrococcus luteus is a Gram-positive, to Gram-variable, nonmotile, spherical, saprotrophic bacterium that belongs to the family Micrococcaceae. It is urease and catalase positive. An obligate aerobe, M. luteus is found in soil, dust, water and air, and as part of the normal flora of the mammalian skin. In a study, it was found that there was an 82% reduction in Micrococcus luteus bioaerosol when using clove essential oil.
Beta hemolysis