title: Isolation and characterization of a catalase-negative strain of Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: An unusual, naturally occurring strain of Staphylococcus aureus is characterized. It is typical in colony and cellular morphology, coagulase production, and other biochemical reactions as compared to S. aureus (ATCC-25923), except that it is catalase negative and fails to ferment mannitol anaerobically.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000332:Aerobiosis; D002374:Catalase / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005260:Female; D005285:Fermentation; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D008353:Mannitol / Q000378:metabolism; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D008353:Mannitol; D002374:Catalase