Biochemical Test of Staphylococcus epidermidis

Biochemical Test of Staphylococcus epidermidis

­Basic Characteristics Properties (Staphylococcus epidermidis)
Capsule Mostly Capsulated
Catalase Positive (+ve)
Citrate Negative (-ve)
Coagulase Negative (-ve)
Gas Positive (+ve)
Gelatin Hydrolysis Negative (-ve)
Gram Staining Positive (+ve)
H2S Positive (+ve)
Hemolysis Negative (-ve)
Motility Negative (-ve)
MR (Methyl Red) Negative (-ve)
Nitrate Reduction Positive (+ve)
Oxidase Negative (-ve)
Pigment Negative (-ve)
Shape Cocci
Urease Positive (+ve)
VP (Voges Proskauer) Positive (+ve)

Fermentation of

Arabinose Negative (-ve)
Cellobiose Negative (-ve)
DNase Negative (-ve)
Dulcitol Negative (-ve)
Fructose Positive (+ve)
Galactose Variable
Glucose Positive (+ve)
Glycerol Negative (-ve)
Inulin Negative (-ve)
Lactose Positive (+ve)
Maltose Positive (+ve)
Mannitol Negative (-ve)
Mannose Positive (+ve)
Raffinose Negative (-ve)
Rhamnose Negative (-ve)
Ribose Variable
Salicin Negative (-ve)
Starch Negative (-ve)
Sucrose Positive (+ve)
Trehalose Negative (-ve)
Xylose Negative (-ve)

Enzymatic Reactions

Acetoin Production Positive (+ve)
Alkaline Phosphatase Positive (+ve)
Arginine Dehydrolase Negative (-ve)
Hyalurodinase Variable
Ornithine Decarboxylase Variable
Tryptophan Deaminase Negative (-ve)

Staphylococcus epidermidis

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Sagar Aryal

Sagar Aryal is a microbiologist and a scientific blogger. He is currently doing his Ph.D. from the Central Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University in collaboration with Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Saarbrucken, Germany. He did his M.Sc. in Microbiology and B.Sc. in Microbiology from St. Xavier’s College, Kathmandu, Nepal. He worked as a Lecturer at St. Xavier’s College, Maitighar, Kathmandu, Nepal, from March 2017 to June 2019. He is interested in research on actinobacteria, myxobacteria, and natural products. He has published more than 15 research articles and book chapters in international journals and well-renowned publishers.

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