Taxonomy of coagulase-negative staphylococci: a comparison of two widely used classification schemes

In a comparative study 351 strains of Micrococcus subgroups 1-3 (Baird-Parker, 1963, 1965, 1974) were classified according to the Kloos and Schleifer scheme (1975b). The results showed that Micrococcus subgroups 1, 2 and 3 are heterogeneous groups in the Kloos and Schleifer scheme. Strains belonging...

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Published in:Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 1978-09, Vol.44 (3-4), p.425-434
Main Authors: Namavar, F, de Graaff, J, MacLaren, D M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacteriological Techniques
Classification - methods
Coagulase - biosynthesis
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Humans
Micrococcus - classification
Novobiocin - pharmacology
Skin - microbiology
Staphylococcus - classification
Staphylococcus - drug effects
Staphylococcus - enzymology
Urinary Tract Infections - microbiology
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Summary:In a comparative study 351 strains of Micrococcus subgroups 1-3 (Baird-Parker, 1963, 1965, 1974) were classified according to the Kloos and Schleifer scheme (1975b). The results showed that Micrococcus subgroups 1, 2 and 3 are heterogeneous groups in the Kloos and Schleifer scheme. Strains belonging to Micrococcus subgroups 1 and 2 were mostly classified by the Kloos and Schleifer criteria as Staphylococcus hominis, Micrococcus subgroup 3 strains from the skin as S. cohnii, while Micrococcus subgroup 3 strains from urinary infections were classified mainly as S. saprophyticus. The correlation of novobiocin resistant S. saprophyticus biotype III (Baird-Parker, 1974) with S. saprophyticus (Kloos and Schleifer, 1975a, 1975b) when isolated from urine, was 80%. Although the Kloos and Schleifer scheme provides more information about biochemical characters, doubts are expressed about the validity of some of the species so delineated.
ISSN:0003-6072
1572-9699
DOI:10.1007/BF00394318