Guest posting from Dr Dan Lennon, Microbiology Registrar, Pathology North.
This species is increasingly recognised now that MALDITOF mass spectrometry is widely used for bacterial identification. Here is a useful short summary : S argenteus Lennon 2019 Sept. These species should be regarded as clinically equivalent to S. aureus.
Here is a beautiful photo taken by Dan. Staphylococcus argenteus on the left. S. aureus on the right. Chocolate agar. |