Staphylococcus

Common properties

• Round
• Gram-positive
• True facultatively anaerobic
• Catalase positive (streptococcus is catalase negative)
• Relatively resistant to heat and drying
• Hosts a large variety of lysogenic bacteriophages
• Cultured on enriched media containing broth and/or blood

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Bibliography: LWW microbiology