Micrococcus luteus, a gram-positive bacteria, has shown characteristics of degradation via the histidine utilization (hut) pathway. However, the pathway location and corresponding genes and proteins are not known. The hut pathway in gram-positive Bacillus subtilis has been identified. Using BLAST and Ensembl Bacteria, the properties of the B. subtilis hut pathway were compared to the M. luteus genome to identify similarities to locate M. luteus hut pathway.