These colonies are yellow, smooth, and convex with a regular margin. They range in size from 1 to 3 mm. M. luteus is common in soil, dust, and on human skin.

Micrococcus luteus are Gram-positive, to Gram-variable, motile -non motile, that are 0.5 to 3.5 micrometers in diameter and usually arranged in tetrads or irregular clusters. They ...