Staphylococci Flashcards
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How to differentiate between Staphylococci species?
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- all Staphylococci species are catalase positive
- Coagulase test
: positive- S. aureus
: negative- S. epidermidis & S. saprophyticus
- Novobiocin test
: sensitive- S. epidermidis
: resistant- S. saprophyticus
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