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. 1976 Jan;3(1):77–78. doi: 10.1128/jcm.3.1.77-78.1976

Isolation and characterization of a catalase-negative strain of Staphylococcus aureus.

K K Tu, W A Palutke
PMCID: PMC274232  PMID: 1254705

Abstract

An unusual, naturally occurring strain of Staphylococcus aureus is characterized. It is typical in colony and cellular morphology, coagulase production, and other biochemical reactions as compared to S. aureus (ATCC-25923), except that it is catalase negative and fails to ferment mannitol anaerobically.

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