title: Bacteriophage typing of coagulase-negative staphylococci.
abstract: Cultures comprising the 10 species of coagulase-negative staphylococci proposed by Kloos and Schleifer (J. Clin. Microbiol. 1:82--88, 1975) were typed with bacteriophages isolated from Staphylococcus epidermidis. Although only 10.5% were typable, 50% of those identified as S. epidermidis were typed. Cultures from patients with middle ear infections were also classified by this system and phage typed.
mesh_terms: D001434:Bacteriophage Typing / Q000379:methods*; D003030:Coagulase; D006801:Humans; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000382:microbiology; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000201:enzymology; D013204:Staphylococcus Phages
chemical_list: D003030:Coagulase