Deoxyribonuclease-positive Staphylococcus epidermidis strains.
Use of the agar plate test for the enzyme deoxyribonucleate 3'-nucleotidohydrolase (deoxyribonuclease) can result in frequent misdiagnosis of Staphylococcus epidermidis as S. aureus.
D000362:Agar; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001434:Bacteriophage Typing; D003030:Coagulase / Q000378:metabolism; D003851:Deoxyribonucleases / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification
D003030:Coagulase; D000362:Agar; D003851:Deoxyribonucleases