Using the tannase gene to rapidly and simply identify Staphylococcus lugdunensis.
The coagulase-negative Staphylococcus lugdunensis, a bacterium similar to Staphylococcus aureus, produces tannase that degrades tannin. We developed a polymerase chain reaction-based method to rapidly and simply identify this species by detecting the tanA gene for S. lugdunensis tannase.
Noguchi
Norihisa
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Department of Microbiology, School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan. noguchin@toyaku.ac.jp
Goto
Keiko
K
Ro
Tokihiro
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Narui
Koji
K
Ko
Mari
M
Nasu
Yutaka
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Utsumi
Kenta
K
Takazawa
Kenji
K
Moriyasu
Fuminori
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Sasatsu
Masanori
M
D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases; C022711:tannase