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Firmicutes => Bacilli => Bacillales => Staphylococcaceae => Staphylococcus => Staphylococcus pseudintermedius Devriese et al.
2005. Closely related to S. intermedius & S. delphini.
2005. Closely related to S. intermedius & S. delphini.
Gram positive cocci, non-motile, non-sporing.
Rounded, opaque colonies, surrounded by double zone haemolysis. Facultatively
anaerobic, 28-37 ºC. Media: Trypticase Soy Yeast extract Agar ± 5% sheep blood,
Trypticase Soy Yeast extract Broth.
anaerobic, 28-37 ºC. Media: Trypticase Soy Yeast extract Agar ± 5% sheep blood,
Trypticase Soy Yeast extract Broth.
Isolated from cat (lungs), dog, horse and parrot specimens. Sensible to novobiocin and polymyxin B. Resistant to deferoxamine.
Uncertain pathogenicity (although coagulase, DN-ase & haemolysins are positive). One report of canine pyoderma.
- Devriese L.A., Vancanneyt M., Baele M., Vaneechoutte M., De Graef E., Snauwaert C., Cleenwerck I., Dawyndt P., Swings J.,
Decostere A. & Haesebrouck F.: Staphylococcus pseudintermedius sp. nov., a coagulase-positive species from animals. Int.
J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1569-1573. - Celso Pianta, Sergio Jose de Oliveira, Luiz Cesar Bello Fallvena, Anamaria Telles Esmeraldino, Vilson Benedito da Silva Jr.:
Staphylococcal canine pyoderma: species identification and drug sensitivity. Revista de Ciências Agroveterinárias, Lages, v.5,
n.1, p. 60-63, 2006.
Positive results for nitrate reduction, arginine dihydrolase, urease, acetoin production,
DN-ase, catalase, heat-stable nuclease, pyrrolidonyl arylamidase, acid production
from: fructose, galactose, mannose, ribose, sucrose & trehalose.
Negative results for oxidase, clumping factor, fibrinolysin, beta-glucuronidase,
arabinose, cellobiose, erythritol, fucose, melezitose, amygdalin, arbutin, aesculin,
salicin, D-raffinose, starch, glycogen, 2- or 5-ketogluconate, xylitol & xylose.
Variable results for alkaline phosphatase, beta-glucosidase, beta-galactosidase, acid production from: lactose, mannitol &
turanose.
DN-ase, catalase, heat-stable nuclease, pyrrolidonyl arylamidase, acid production
from: fructose, galactose, mannose, ribose, sucrose & trehalose.
Negative results for oxidase, clumping factor, fibrinolysin, beta-glucuronidase,
arabinose, cellobiose, erythritol, fucose, melezitose, amygdalin, arbutin, aesculin,
salicin, D-raffinose, starch, glycogen, 2- or 5-ketogluconate, xylitol & xylose.
Variable results for alkaline phosphatase, beta-glucosidase, beta-galactosidase, acid production from: lactose, mannitol &
turanose.
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