Small colony variant of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius ST71 presenting as a sticky phenotype.
We first observed the phenomenon of small colony variants (SCVs) in a Staphylococcus pseudintermedius sequence type 71 (ST71) strain, isolated from a non-pet owner. Although we found that small-sized colonies share main features with Staphylococcus aureus SCVs, they nevertheless show a novel, particular, and sticky phenotype, whose expression was extremely stable, even after subcultivation.
Clinical Microbiology and Virology, Spirito Santo Hospital, Pescara, Italy.
Vincenzo
V
Savini
Edoardo
E
Carretto
Ennio
E
Polilli
Roberta
R
Marrollo
Stella
S
Santarone
Paolo
P
Fazii
Domenico
D
D'Antonio
Alexandra
A
Rossano
Vincent
V
Perreten
D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D010641:Phenotype; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*