MICROBIOLOGY - Bacterial Infections

Question 1

1. Whats the difference between staph and strep?
2. Whats the difference bewteen staph aureus and staph epidermis?

Answer 1

1. staph - clusters, strep - chains/pairs
2. staph aureus - clusters and coagulase +ve
   staph epidermis - clusters and coagulase -ve