An infrared spectrophotometric study of some strains of Staphylococcus aureus.
A method of obtaining expanded differential spectra of staphylococcal strains for comparative studies is described. Some differences found through the comparison of a large number of strains isolated from humans, turkeys, and other hosts are shown. No spectral characteristics that would associate a particular strain with its host were discerned. Differences in the strength of a band at 11.6 to 11.7 mu allowed division of the strains examined into two groups.
D006801:Humans; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections; D013210:Staphylococcus; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus
SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS