Catalase | + | + | |
Tube coagulase | − | − | |
Slide coagulase | + | | |
Resistance to bacitracin | − | − | |
Resistance to optochin | + | + | |
Growth in 6% NaCl | + | + | |
Growth in 10% bile | | + | |
Growth in 40% bile | + | + | |
Esculin hydrolysis | − | − | |
Arginine hydrolysis | + | + | + |
Ornithine decarboxylase | − | | |
Urease | + | + | + |
Tetrazolium reduction | | + | |
Resistance to novobiocin | − | − | |
Resistance to polymyxin B | + | | |
Utilisation of | | | |
Hemicellulase | | + | |
Dextrose | | + | |
Lactose | + | + | + |
Mannitol | + | + | + |
Raffinose | − | − | − |
Salicin | − | − | |
Sorbitol | − | − | |
Sucrose | + | + | + |
Trehalose | + | + | + |
Arabinose | − | − | |
Pyruvate | | + | + |
Pullulan | | − | |
Inulin | − | − | |
Melibiose | − | − | − |
Melezitose | | − | |
Cellobiose | − | − | |
Ribose | − | − | |
Xylose | − | − | − |
D-glucose | + | | + |
D-fructose | + | | + |
D-mannose | + | | + |
Maltose | − | | + |
Xylitol | | | − |
α-methyl-D-glucoside | | | − |
N-acetyl-glucosamine | | | − |
Nitrate reduction | + | | + |
Alkaline phosphatase | | | + |
Identification | Staphylococcus species | S simulans 94% | S aureus 86.8% |
| | S haemolyticus 3% | S warneri 5.1% |