title: A simple test system for the separation of staphylococci from micrococci.
abstract: A simple test system for the separation of staphylococci from micrococci is described, which is based on the ability of staphylococci to produce acid aerobically from glycerol in the presence of 0.4 mug of erythromycin per ml and on their sensitivity to lysostaphin.
mesh_terms: D000143:Acids / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000332:Aerobiosis; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D005990:Glycerol / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008248:Lysostaphin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008837:Micrococcus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D009113:Muramidase / Q000494:pharmacology; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D013045:Species Specificity; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000143:Acids; D004917:Erythromycin; D009113:Muramidase; D008248:Lysostaphin; D005990:Glycerol