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Staphalococcus aureus
S. aureus
Staphylococcus aureus is Gram Stain positive (above), and β-hemolytic on blood agar (below)
Microlab Descriptions
Preferred Media/SettingBlood Agar, aerobic
HistologyGram-positive cocci, "cluster of grapes"
Species Identificationβ-hemolytic
Catalase (+)
Coagulase (+)
Oxidase (-)
PYR (-)
Normal EnvironmentSkin flora
Associated topics
MRSA