A flow chart for the identification of Staphylococcus species

Authors

  • Suleiman M. El Sanousi Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Khartoum, 13314 Shambat, Khartoum North, Sudan
  • Kamal B. Said Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Khartoum, 13314 Shambat, Khartoum North, Sudan
  • Sahar Elbager Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Laboratories, University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan
  • Asma Awad Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Khartoum, 13314 Shambat, Khartoum North, Sudan
  • Khalid Rodwan Department of Pathology, Parasitological and Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Hilat-Kuku, P.O. Box 407, Khartoum North, Sudan
  • Kamal H. Eltom Unit of Animal Health and Safety of Animal Products, Institute for Studies and Promotion of Animal Exports, University of Khartoum, 13314 Shambat, Khartoum North, Sudan

Keywords:

Staphylococcus species, flow chart

Abstract

The genus Staphylococcus contains some species that are considered among the important pathogens of humans and animals. A chart as guide for the identification of species and subspecies of this genus was designed 20 years ago by El Sanousi and Said based on the information present in the ninth edition of Bergy's Manual for Determinative Bacteriology (1994). As new species have been identified since then, update of the chart was necessary. The present chart represents a comprehensive revision and update of the first one. The key tests of the first chart were kept, but some amendments and modifications were made to include entries for all species and subspecies that are listed under the genus Staphylococcus in the second edition of Bergy's manual of systematic bacteriology (2009). The present chart allows for identification of 53 staphylococci with a few numbers of tests.

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Published

2021-10-10

How to Cite

El Sanousi, S. M. ., Said, K. B., Elbager, S., Awad, A. ., Rodwan, K. ., & Eltom, K. H. . (2021). A flow chart for the identification of Staphylococcus species. Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, 6(2). Retrieved from http://onlinejournals.uofk.edu/index.php/vet/article/view/443

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2015): Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production

Section

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