Significance of protein a production by staphylococci.
Of 700 coagulase-positive staphylococcal strains isolated from humans, 692 (98.9%) produced protein A. Of 100 coagulase-negative strains, 2 were protein A-positive.
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Institute of Medical Microbiology, Department of Bacteriology, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden.