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1
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Resides in the skin and mucous membrane of humans and animals

A

Staphylococcus epidermis

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2
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Colonies are smooth, circular and usually pale transparent white

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Staphylococcus epidermis

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3
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Resistant to novobiocin and nalidixic acid

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Staphylococcus saprophyticus

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4
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Common cause of UTI

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Staphylococcus saprophyticus

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5
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Recovered from compromised patients, particularly drug users, as an agent of endocarditis and septicemia

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Stomatococcus mucilaginosus

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6
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Drug of choice for Stomatococcus mucilaginosus

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PCN

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7
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No acid in glycerol in the presence of erythromycin

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Micrococcus

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8
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Selective and differential medium and is commonly used to isolate staphylococci from clinical specimen

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Mannitol salt agar

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9
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Agent of dog bite infection

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S. intermedius

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10
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Never been implicated as a human pathogen

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S. hyicus

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11
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S. aurens pigment

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Golden yellow

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12
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S. epidermis pigment

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white

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13
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S. saprophyticus pigment

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Lemon yellow

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14
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Majority are free living saprophytes

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Micrococcus
Planococcus

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15
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Inhabits surface of primates and other mammals

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Staphylococcus and Stomatococcus

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16
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Invade the bloodstream, metastasize and appear in the urine or forming abscess in various body organs or producing septic shock

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Staphylococcus aureus

17
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Endopeptidase that cleaves the peptide linkages

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Lysostaphin

18
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Grow as large, entire, very glossy, smooth, opaque, butyrous, convex

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5% sheep blood agar of Staphylococcus saprophytics

19
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Gram positive cocci in tetrads

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Micrococcus

20
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Micrococcus are found in?

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  1. Skin
  2. Mucosa
  3. Oropharynx
21
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Young women and in older men who have indwelling catheters

22
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Adhere to inorganic surfaces like catheter

23
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Insertion of artificial valves, prostatic devices, intravascular catheters

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Bacterial endocarditis

24
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Can also be found in wounds

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Staphylococcus aureus

25
Q

Furazilodone test is susceptible to?

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Staphylococcus

26
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Differentiates micrococcal and staphylococcal species from streptococcal species

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Catalase test

27
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Catalase test of Staphylococcus and Micrococcus

28
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Catalase test of Streptococcus

29
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Clumping factor

30
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Extracellular coagulase

31
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Differentiate gram positive, catalase-positive cocci (micrococci from staphylococci)

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Microdase test

32
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Detects the enzyme oxidase

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Microdase test

33
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Conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin

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Coagulases

34
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Toxic to RBCs, WBCs, platelets, and hepatocytes

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Alpha toxin

35
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Toxic to WBCs, preventing clearance of the organisms

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Gamma toxin

36
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Susceptible to Novobiocin

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Staphylococcus epidermis

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