title: Using the tannase gene to rapidly and simply identify Staphylococcus lugdunensis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan. noguchin@toyaku.ac.jp
authors.forename: Norihisa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: Tokihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ro
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Narui
authors.forename: Mari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nasu
authors.forename: Kenta
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Utsumi
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takazawa
authors.forename: Fuminori
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moriyasu
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sasatsu
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases; C022711:tannase