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Staphylococcus aureus
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| Name | Staphylococcus aureus |
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| Family | Staphylococcaceae |
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| Genus | Staphylococcus |
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| Species | Staphylococcus aureus |
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| Gram | Positive |
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| Namel_form | Cluster-forming cocci |
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| Type_of_staining | Gram staining |
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| Culture | Shapman |
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| Catalase | Positive |
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| Oxydase | Negative |
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| Respiration | Facultative aerobic |
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| Motility | nonmotile |
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| Clinical_Features | Cutaneous infections: impetigo, folliculitis, furuncles, carbuncles, wounds, disseminated infections: pneumonia, empyema, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, toxinmediated infections: toxic shock syndrome, scalded skin syndrome, food poisoning, community-acquired infections |
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| Epidemiologic_Features | Colonize human skin and mucosal surfaces, survive on environmental surfaces, able to grow at temperature extremes and in high salt concentrations |
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| Virulence_Factors | Possess thick peptidoglycan layer, capsule, protein A, various toxins (cytotoxins, exfoliative toxins, enterotoxins, toxic shock syndrome toxin, Panton Valentine [PV] leukocidin) and hydrolytic enzymes |
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| Treatment | Oxacillin, vancomycin (for oxacillin-resistant strains) |
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Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance Investigation - BARID database - v. β Aug 2019.