title: Synergistic hemolytic reactions between staphylococci and Micrococcus lylae.
abstract: The primary culture of a clinical specimen obtained from a dog with an acute squamous eczema revealed three different bacterial species which demonstrated synergistic hemolytic activities on sheep blood agar plates. The three cultures were identified as beta-hemolytic Staphylococcus intermedius, as a coagulase-negative staphylococcal species, producing a delta-like hemolysin and as non-hemolytic Micrococcus lylae. The coagulase-negative staphylococcal species as well as M. lylae produced synergistically with beta-hemolytic S. intermedius zones of complete hemolysis. The occurrence of three different synergistically active bacterial species from one clinical specimen might be of clinical significance.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lämmler
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brückler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003030:Coagulase / Q000502:physiology*; D003470:Culture Media; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D004485:Eczema / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D006461:Hemolysis; D008837:Micrococcus / Q000502:physiology*; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D003030:Coagulase; D003470:Culture Media; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins