title: Supplementary biochemical tests useful for the differentiation of oxidase positive staphylococci.
abstract: Differentiation of the oxidase positive staphylococci, Staphylococcus sciuri, Staphylococcus lentus, Staphylococcus vitulinus and Staphylococcus fleurettii, based on tributyrin, urease, caseinase, gelatinase and DNase activity is described. These tests may be used for preliminary identification of oxidase positive isolates of staphylococci resulting in more accurate identification of these species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, School of Medicine, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Dr. Subotića 1, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia. stepan@afrodita.rcub.bg.ac.yu
authors.forename: Srdjan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stepanović
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dakić
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hauschild
authors.forename: Dragana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vuković
authors.forename: Donald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jezek
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cirković
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Petrás
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D018153:Czech Republic; D003851:Deoxyribonucleases / Q000378:metabolism; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D005516:Food Microbiology; D018093:Gelatinases / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013045:Species Specificity; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000201:enzymology; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism; D014510:Urease / Q000378:metabolism; D015022:Yugoslavia
chemical_list: D014280:Triglycerides; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D003851:Deoxyribonucleases; D018093:Gelatinases; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases; C030895:caseinase; D014510:Urease; C005830:tributyrin