title: [The evaluation of amylolytic activity of strains of coagulase negative staphylococci].
abstract: Amylase activity of 30 strains of Staphylococcus spp. was determined by Tryptic Soy Agar on supplemented with 1.0% starch as the substrate. After incubation (time incubation 24 h or 168 h), the plates were flooded with Lugol solution. A clear zone around the colonies indicated amylase activity. The 23 (76.7%) strains CNS demonstrated the amylase activity. It was observed that 17 (80.9%) strains of S. epidermidis, and 6 (66.7%) strains non-S. epidermidis, starch hydrolyzed. Amylase production depends of time incubation (frequently 168 h) and growth atmosphere (frequently oxygen atmosphere)
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Zakład Mikrobiologii Collegium Medicum im. L. Rydygiera w Bydgoszczy Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wróblewska
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Niezgódka
authors.forename: Eugenia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gospodarek
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wróblewski
mesh_terms: D000681:Amylases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D003030:Coagulase / Q000032:analysis*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000254:growth & development; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D003030:Coagulase; D000681:Amylases