TABLE 2.

Biochemical characteristics of S. caprae comparison according to various studies (7, 22–24)

Characteristics	Vitek2 GP IDa			Api/ID32 Staphb	Vitek GP IDc	Manual testsd	Manual testse
	Total strains	Human strains (n = 14)	Animal strains (n = 13)
Biochemical characteristics
d-amygdalin	3.7	7.1	0
Optochin resistance	96.3	100	92.3
l-lactate alkalinisation	70.4	71.4	69.2
O129 resistance	92.6	85.7	100
Polymyxin B resistance	3.1	7.1	0
Arginine dihydrolase 2	11.1	0	23.1f
Bacitracin resistance	74.1	78.6	69.2
Lactose	51.9	50.0	53.8	19	27	95	50
d-mannitol	70.4	71.4	69.2	77	87	95	95
Arginine dihydrolase 1	85.2	85.7	84.6	96	100	100	100
Urease	74.1	92.9	53.8f	85	93% H+/CCM−	90	92
d-mannose	77.8	78.6	76.9	88	87		95
Saccharose/sucrose	0	0	0		93	27	95
Beta-galactosidase	14.8	21.4	7.7	4		0
l-pyrrolidonyl-arylamidase	74.1	71.4	76.9	81	100		100
d-maltose	22.2	42.9	0.0f	65	93% H+/CCM−	100	89
d-trehalose	63.0	71.4	53.8	96	100	90	97
Phosphatase	22.2	28.6	15.4		93		92
d-galactose	44.4	35.7	53.8		53		71

^aInformation obtained from this study (n = 27).

^bInformation obtained from Vandenesch et al. (22) (n = 24). Eight clinical plus 16 animal strains (including CCM3573).

^cInformation obtained from Shuttleworth et al. (7) (n = 14). Fourteen clinical strains: human (H) plus CCM3573 (CCM).

^dInformation obtained from Kawamura et al. (24) (n = 60). All strains were of human origin.

^eInformation obtained from Behme et al. (23) (n = 38). Strains were of diverse origin (human, animal, environment).

^fBiochemical characteristics with a statistically significant difference (P < 0.05).