Use of a phage set for the ecological typing of coagulase-negative staphylococci.
The staphylococcal flora of skin and acne lesions of 98 patients was analysed by the use of phage typing and biotyping methods. It appeared that in some individuals a relatively stable staphylococcal flora was present while others harboured 7 or more different strains. The same S. epidermidis strains were found on different skin sites and in acne lesions of a given individual. Examples of different carriage patterns were given.
D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000382:microbiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D001434:Bacteriophage Typing; D003030:Coagulase / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004463:Ecology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000201:enzymology; D013204:Staphylococcus Phages
D003030:Coagulase