Fluorogenic assay for differentiating Staphylococcus warneri and Staphylococcus hominis strains of bovine origin.
A fluorogenic assay for the detection of beta-glucosidase was developed as part of a simplified conventional method to distinguish Staphylococcus warneri and Staphylococcus hominis isolated from bovine body sites. The assay is based on the fact that strains of S. warneri produce beta-glucosidase, while strains of S. hominis do not.
White
D G
DG
Department of Animal Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington 40546-0215.
Harmon
R J
RJ
Langlois
B E
BE
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D005453:Fluorescence; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*