Coagulase and Heat-resistant Nuclease Producing Staphylococcus epidermidis Strains from Animals |
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| Authors: | L A DEVRIESE P OEDING |
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| Institution: | Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Gent, Casinoplein 24, B-9000 Gent, Belgium;University of Bergen, School of Medicine, The Gade Institute, Department of Microbiology, Bergen, Norway |
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| Abstract: | Strains isolated from the skin and the upper respiratory tract of chickens and from bovine udders showed characteristics typical for Staphylococcus epidermidis biotype 2, but produced a heat-resistant nuclease (DNase) and reacted in the tube coagulase test. The strains were physiologically, biochemically and serologically indistinguishable from Staphylococcus hyicus strains isolated from swine. However, in contrast to S. hyicus , they appeared to be devoid of pathogenicity when tested in colostrum deprived piglets. The poultry strains occur frequently as skin inhabitants. |
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