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  • Title: A convenient method for differentiation of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from bovine mammary glands.
    Author: Watts JL, Ray CH, Washburn PJ.
    Journal: J Dairy Sci; 1991 Feb; 74(2):426-8. PubMed ID: 2045549.
    Abstract:
    The utility of trehalose-mannitol broth and arabinose-cellobiose broth for identification of Staphylococcus epidermidis and novobiocin-resistant staphylococci was determined using 236 coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from bovine mammary glands. None of the 49 S. epidermidis strains was positive in trehalose-mannitol broth; whereas, all strains of Staphylococcus hyicus, Staphylococcus chromogenes, Staphylococcus haemolyticus, Staphylococcus hominis, Staphylococcus warneri, and Staphylococcus simulans were positive. Of the novobiocin-resistant staphylococcal species, only Staphylococcus saprophyticus was negative in arabinose-cellobiose broth. Except for one strain of Staphylococcus sciuri and one strain of Staphylococcus kloosii, all remaining strains of novobiocin-resistant staphylococcal species were positive in arabinose-cellobiose broth. Results indicate that trehalose-mannitol broth is an acceptable method for identification of S. epidermidis isolated from bovine mammary glands. Furthermore, arabinose-cellobiose broth is a useful method of screening for novobiocin-resistant staphylococci.
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