Open AccessCAMP Test Detected Staphylococcus delphini ATCC49172 β-haemolysin Production
Author(s) -
VINCENZO SAVINI,
MAJA KOSECKA,
Roberta Marrollo,
EDOARDO CARRETTO,
JACEK MIĘDZOBRODZKI
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
polish journal of microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.312
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 2544-4646
pISSN - 1733-1331
DOI - 10.33073/pjm-2013-065
Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , hemolysin , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcus , strain (injury) , staphylococcus intermedius , biology , toxin , coagulase , bacteria , virulence , gene , genetics , anatomy
Through a CAMP test, we first observed a Staphylococcus delphini strain (ATCC 49172) to release beta-haemolysin. Production of the latter in this coagulase-positive species of the 'Staphylococcus intermedius Group', in fact, has been labeled to be undetermined, thus far. Of course, a wider number of strains have to be investigated in order to define whether this property is constitutive (like in Staphylococcus (pseud)intermedius), or strain-dependent (like in Staphylococcus aureus), and which clinical impact it has; nevertheless, we can state that S. delphini ATCC 49172 indeed produces this toxin.