Differentiation of coagulase-positive and coagulase-negative staphylococci by lectins and plant agglutinins.
The screening of staphylococci with a panel of 14 lectins and extracts demonstrating lectin-like activity led to the development of a rapid agglutination slide test for the differentiation of certain coagulase-negative staphylococci and human strains of Staphylococcus aureus. The coagulase-negative staphylococci were agglutinated by agglutinins from Mangifera indica, Triticum vulgaris, and crude Limulus polyphemus. The test is rapid, requiring only 5 to 15 min to identify an unknown strain of staphylococci, as opposed to the 4 to 16 h required to perform the conventional tube coagulase test.
D000372:Agglutination Tests; D006737:Horseshoe Crabs; D037102:Lectins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification
D037102:Lectins