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Microbiology reagents intended to identify species of Staphylococcus, a genus of coccoid bacteria of the family Micrococcaceae: Staphylococci bacteria grow in pairs or irregular clusters and include several pathologic species, such as S. aureus, S. epidermidis, and S. saprophyticus; the most important is S. aureus because of its ability to cause serious suppurative infections especially in immunodepressed patients, neomates, and the elderly. Bacteria identification reagents may be specific for either manual or automated tests; reagents for identification of particular species of staphylococci (e.g., S. aureus) are available.
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