Phage typing of coagulase-negative staphylococci and micrococci.
A total of 3217 strains of coagulase-negative staphylococci and micrococci were tested for susceptibility to a collection of phages isolated from coagulase-negative cocci; it was concluded that a useful typing scheme could be developed. Of the strains of Baird-Parker's biotype 1, 72% were lysed by one or more phages, although rather a large proportion of strains are lysed by many phages to give a complex typing pattern.Normal persons commonly yield 10 or more distinguishable strains of coagulase-negative cocci in cultures from the nose and the skin.
D001433:Bacteriolysis; D001434:Bacteriophage Typing; D003030:Coagulase; D006801:Humans; D008837:Micrococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009666:Nose / Q000382:microbiology; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013204:Staphylococcus Phages
D003030:Coagulase