Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus

<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> subsp. <i>aureus</i>

Fig. 20:3. Colonies of Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus, strain SLV 350, cultivated aerobically on bovine blood agar during 24 h at 37°C. Note the doubble hemolysis, which is visible with lighting from below. The black slanted arrows show the inner clear hemolysis zone and the blue horisontal arrows show the outer broad and diffuse hemolysis zone. The length of the scale bar is equivalent to 1 cm. Date: 2011-01-24.

 

Credit: Karl-Erik Johansson (BVF, SLU & SVA) & Lise-Lotte Fernström (BVF, SLU).

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