Records of patients from whom Staph. aureus had previously been recovered and tested for penicillin sensitivity were also studied. Nasal cultures were obtained from a number of healthy infants and ...

_____ - Describe the growth of unknown A in broth culture. Describe the growth patterns both before and after mixing! Useful terms: Uniform fine turbidity (turbid throughout), flocculent (clumpy), ...

IN 1908, Much reported that certain strains of Staphylococcus had the property of coagulating oxalated or citrated human blood plasma. This is nowadays considered as one of the most characteristic ...

Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are a type of staph bacteria that commonly live on a person’s skin. Doctors typically consider CoNS bacteria harmless when it remains outside the body. However, ...