TABLE 1.
Characteristics of Staphylococcus condimenti CCUG 39902T and clinical isolatesa
| Characteristic | CCUG 39902T | TD8891 | TD6610 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual tests results: | |||
| Catalase | + | + | + |
| Tube coagulase test | — | — | — |
| Latex agglutination testb | |||
| Negative control | — | + | + |
| Latex test | — | + | + |
| Mannitol fermentation for 24 h | — | w | w |
| Mannitol fermentation for 48 h | + | + | + |
| Egg yolk reaction | |||
| Lecithinase reaction for 24 h | — | — | — |
| Lecithinase reaction for 48 h | w | w | w |
| Lipase reaction for 48 h | — | — | — |
| VITEK2 results: | |||
| Ala-Phe-Pro Arylamidase | — | — | — |
| Alanine arylamidase | — | — | — |
| l-Aspartate arylamidase | — | — | — |
| l-Proline arylamidase | — | — | — |
| l-Pyrrolidonyl-arylamidase | — | — | + |
| Leucine arylamidase | — | — | — |
| Tyrosine arylamidase | — | — | — |
| α-Galactosidase | — | — | — |
| α-Glucosidase | — | — | — |
| α-Mannosidase | — | — | — |
| β-Galactopyranosidase | — | — | — |
| β-Galactosidase | + | + | + |
| Nitrophenyl-β-glucuronidase | — | — | — |
| Resorufin-β-glucuronidase | — | — | — |
| Phosphatase | + | + | + |
| Phosphatidylinositol phospholipase C | — | — | — |
| Arginine dihydrolase 1 | + | + | + |
| Arginine dihydrolase 2 | + | + | + |
| Urease | + | + | + |
| Growth in 6.5% NaCl | + | + | + |
| l-Lactate alkalinization | — | + | + |
| Cyclodextrin | — | — | — |
| d-Amygdalin | — | — | — |
| d-Galactose | — | — | — |
| d-Maltose | — | — | — |
| d-Mannitol | + | + | + |
| d-Mannose | + | + | + |
| d-Raffinose | — | — | — |
| d-Ribose | — | — | — |
| d-Sorbitol | + | + | + |
| d-Trehalose | + | + | + |
| d-Xylose | — | — | — |
| Lactose | + | + | + |
| Methyl-B-d-glucopyranoside | — | — | — |
| N-Acetyl-d-glucosamine | + | — | — |
| Pullulan | — | — | — |
| Salicin | — | — | — |
| Sucrose | — | — | — |
| Bacitracin resistance | — | + | + |
| Novobiocin resistance | + | — | + |
| O/129 resistance | + | + | + |
| Optochin resistance | + | + | + |
| Polymyxin B resistance | + | — | — |
a
+, positive; —, negative; w, weakly positive.
b
Results of Pastorex Staph Plus.