Article
Phenotypic variation of Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from a patient with native valve endocarditis.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Sept 1992
Deighton M, Pearson S, Capstick J, Spelman D, Borland R
Abstract excerpt
Two colonial variants of Staphylococcus epidermidis were isolated from the valvular tissue of a patient with native valve endocarditis. In addition to differing in colonial morphology, the two variants differed in hemolysis on blood-containing media, in adherence capacity, and in the expression of certain enzymes. Under suitable conditions, both variants were themselves capable of phenotypic variation, although...
Topics
- Adult
- Aortic Valve
- Bacterial Adhesion
- DNA, Bacterial
- Endocarditis, Bacterial
- Genetic Variation
- Hemolysis
- Humans
- Male
- Phenotype
- Plasmids
- Staphylococcal Infections