It has a coccus shape that occurs in the tetrad arrangement and is a strict aerobe that grows best from 25 to 37 °C.

[2] K. rosea has also been found to cause urinary tract infections in people with weakened immune systems.

[3] The normal habitat for this Kocuria species is skin, soil, and water.

[5] Isolated colonies on a TSA plate are circular, 1.0–1.5 mm in size, slightly convex, smooth, and pink in color.

It also has been found to have the ability to perform keratin hydrolysis through the production of keratinases.