Comparison of "invasive" and "non-invasive" strains of Staphylococcus epidermidis by phage typing.
Seventy strains of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from blood of patients together with 41 strains of these bacteria isolated from the skin were typed by three different phage sets. Different percentages of phage typability by compared phage sets were found. Blood culture strains showed phage pattern Ph10/U14/U16 while other strains were of different phage patterns.
D001434:Bacteriophage Typing; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D003030:Coagulase / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000472:pathogenicity; D013204:Staphylococcus Phages; D014774:Virulence
D003030:Coagulase