Staphylococcus hominis

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0318113

MSH: A species of STAPHYLOCOCCUS similar to STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS, but containing different esterases. The subspecies Staphylococcus hominis novobiosepticus is highly virulent and novobiocin resistant.,NCI: A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram positive, cocci shaped bacteria in the phylum Firmicutes. This species is positive for catalase and urease and negative for coagulase, oxidase, and alkaline phosphatase. It can ferment sucrose, maltose, glucose, fructose, glycerol and trehalose but not mannitol, mannose, ribose, rhamnose, xylose, arabinose, xylitol or cellobiose. S. hominis is a commensal organism found in the normal flora of human skin and can cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromised people.,NCI: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Staphylococcus hominis.

Download in:

View as