Staphylococcus capitis subsp. ureolyticus subsp. nov. from human skin.
A new subspecies, Staphylococcus capitis subsp. ureolyticus, was isolated from human skin and is described on the basis of studies of 15 to 26 strains. DNA-DNA reassociation reactions demonstrated that these strains were closely related to Staphylococcus capitis but were significantly divergent. The strains of S. capitis subsp. ureolyticus can be distinguished from S. capitis by their positive urease activity, their ability to produce acid from maltose under aerobic conditions, their fatty acid profile, and their colony morphology. The type strain of the new subspecies is strain ATCC 49326.
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Department of Microbiology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695-7614.
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010457:Peptidoglycan / Q000032:analysis; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D009626:Terminology as Topic
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010457:Peptidoglycan