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. 1970 Jul;20(1):54–57. doi: 10.1128/am.20.1.54-57.1970

Deoxyribonuclease-Positive Staphylococcus epidermidis Strains

Charles H Zierdt 1, David W Golde 1
PMCID: PMC376865  PMID: 4917463

Abstract

Use of the agar plate test for the enzyme deoxyribonucleate 3′-nucleotidohydrolase (deoxyribonuclease) can result in frequent misdiagnosis of Staphylococcus epidermidis as S. aureus.

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