Table 4.
Slime producing S. aureus strains
| 2% Glucose | 4 % NaCl | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phenotype of strains (CRA) | Production of slime | Phenotype of strains (CRA) | Production of slime | |||||
| Aerobic (37°C/24 h) | Room temperature | Aerobic (37°C/24 h) | Room temperature | |||||
| Strains | MRSA | MRSA | ||||||
| 281/CVC | Very black | Very black | Producer | Red | Red | Non- producer | ||
| 286/ FV | Red | Red | Non- producer | Red | Red | Non- producer | ||
| 291/SU | Red | Red | Non- producer | Red | Red | Non- producer | ||
| 292/CVC | Black | Black | Producer | Black | Black | Producer | ||
| ATCC33591 | Black | Very black | Producer | Black | Black | Producer | ||
| MSSA | MSSA | |||||||
| 10/LP | Red | Red | Non- producer | Red | Red | Non- producer | ||
| 15/U | Red | Red | Non-Producer | Red | Red | Non- producer | ||
| 18/CVC | Very black | Very black | Producer | Red | Red | Non- producer | ||
| 278/S | Very black | Very black | Producer | Very black | Very black | Producer | ||
| 279/FV | Black | Very black | Producer | Red | Red | Non- producer | ||
| 280/LP | Black | Very black | Producer | Black | Very black | Producer | ||
| 250/FV | Black | Very black | Producer | Black | Very black | Producer | ||
| 287/CVC | Black | Very black | Producer | Black | Very black | Producer | ||
| ATCC 25923 | Black | Very black | Producer | Black | Very black | Producer | ||
CVV: central venous catheter; P: wound; FV: vaginal smear; U: urine; S: blood; LP: prostatic fluid; ATCC: American Type Culture Collection