Staphylococcus epidermidis

<i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i>
Fig. 205:5. Streak of Staphylococcus spp. cultivated aerobically on purple agar (with maltose) at 37°C during 24 h. 1: S. intermedius, 2: S. aureus subsp. aureus, strain SLV 350. 3: S. epidermidis, stam VB 005/11. Note that S. epidermidis ferments maltose on purple agar plates in contrast to S. intermedius. Date: 2011-02-26.

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

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