title: Characterization of the most frequently encountered Staphylococcus sp. in cats.
abstract: Ninety three staphylococci isolated from clinical specimens from cats were characterized and identified. Because the biochemical characteristics of Staphylococcus felis were very similar to those of Staphylococcus simulans, results were submitted to numerical analysis and DNA homology. Forty-two isolates (45%) were identified as S. felis, and 4 isolates (4%) as S. simulans. The other species identified, in order of their frequency were, 12 Staphylococcus aureus (13%), 9 Staphylococcus intermedius (10), 6 Staphylococcus sciuri (6), 6 Staphylococcus epidermidis (6), 2 Staphylococcus haemolyticus (2), 2 Staphylococcus xylosus (2), 1 Staphylococcus capitis (1), 1 Staphylococcus equorum (1), 1 Staphylococcus gallinarum (1) and 1 Staphylococcus lentus (1).
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Food Research, National Institute of Health, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Igimi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Atobe
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tohya
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Konishi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial