title: Identification of coagulase-negative staphylococci by using sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and rRNA restriction patterns.
abstract: A total of 1,417 staphylococcal and micrococcal strains were collected from the beards and scalps of 10 subjects over a period of 8 months. Sixteen strains identified as Staphylococcus epidermidis with an API system had distinctive yellow colonies on nutrient agar plates and sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis whole-cell polypeptide profiles similar to those of Staphylococcus capitis; this identification was confirmed by analysis of rRNA gene restriction patterns.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Aberdeen, Scotland.
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Pennington
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Harker
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Thomson-Carter
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003030:Coagulase / Q000032:analysis; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006801:Humans; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D003030:Coagulase; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal