Supplementary biochemical tests useful for the differentiation of oxidase positive staphylococci.
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.
Stepanović
Srdjan
S
Department of Bacteriology, School of Medicine, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Dr. Subotića 1, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia. stepan@afrodita.rcub.bg.ac.yu
Dakić
Ivana
I
Hauschild
Tomasz
T
Vuković
Dragana
D
Morrison
Donald
D
Jezek
Petr
P
Cirković
Ivana
I
Petrás
Petr
P
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
D014280:Triglycerides; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D003851:Deoxyribonucleases; D018093:Gelatinases; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases; C030895:caseinase; D014510:Urease; C005830:tributyrin