title: [Classification and biological characteristics of coagulase-positive Staphylococci isolated from animals].
abstract: A total of 165 coagulase-positive staphylococcal strains of different origin (142 S. aureus strains and 23 S. intermedius strains) were subjected to biological typing in accordance with the schemes of Hajek-Marsalek and Meyer-Witte. The former of these schemes permitted to identify 68% and the latter 18% of S. aureus strains. The cultures isolated from swine and chickens had the most uniform composition: 85-86% of the strains belonged to biotype B. 44% of the strains isolated from cows and sheep belonged to biotypes C (ecovars bovis and ovis) and A (ecovar hominis); the rest of the strains could not be identified. 96% of the strains isolated from minks were made up of S. intermedius, more than a half of them belonging to biotype E (ecovar canis). In 80% of S. aureus strains and 48% S. intermedius cultures protein A was detected. Only 9% of S. aureus strains of animal origin were found capable of producing enterotoxins (A-D). The expediency of working out a unified scheme for the biotyping of coagulase-positive staphylococci is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D003030:Coagulase / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005589:Foxes / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008907:Mink / Q000382:microbiology; D011817:Rabbits; D012756:Sheep / Q000382:microbiology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D003030:Coagulase
vernacular_title: Klassifikatsiia i biologicheskaia kharakteristika koagulazo-pozitivnykh stafilokokkov, vydelennykh ot zhivotnykh.