A simple and cost-effective cover-glass test for the differentiation between staphylococci and micrococci in clinical laboratory
Language English Country Netherlands Media print-electronic
Document type Evaluation Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
22446099
DOI
10.1016/j.mimet.2012.03.006
PII: S0167-7012(12)00095-4
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Aerobiosis MeSH
- Anaerobiosis MeSH
- Bacteriological Techniques economics methods MeSH
- Laboratories MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Micrococcus classification isolation & purification physiology MeSH
- Costs and Cost Analysis MeSH
- Sensitivity and Specificity MeSH
- Glass MeSH
- Staphylococcus classification isolation & purification physiology MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Evaluation Study MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
A cover-glass placed on a heavily inoculated culture plate clearly differentiates facultatively anaerobic staphylococci growing underneath the cover-glass after overnight incubation from nongrowing aerobic micrococci. Even if there are some exceptions, all medically significant staphylococci can grow in the test. Thus, the test provides a cost-effective and highly specific tool for separation of both genera which fundamentally differ in their pathogenicity.
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