Staphylococcus pseudintermedius for CAMP-test

Vincenzo Savini; Antonello Paparella; Annalisa Serio; Roberta Marrollo; Edoardo Carretto; Paolo Fazii

Staphylococcus pseudintermedius for CAMP-test

Vincenzo Savini, Antonello Paparella, Annalisa Serio, Roberta Marrollo, Edoardo Carretto, Paolo Fazii

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Abstract

CAMP test reliably detects Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) and Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus, GBS); it is traditionally performed streaking the tested isolate perpendicularly to Staphylococcus aureus (Sa), provided that reference Sa strains (that produce β-hemolysin) are used. In a zone of β-hemolysin activity, in fact, GBS and Lm form typical arrow-shaped hemolytic areas. While Sa production of the toxin is strain-dependent, however, that of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (Sp), a pet-owner colonizer and an emerging human pathogen, is constitutive, then observed in all clinical isolates. Therefore, Sp may indeed represent a valid alternative to perform the assay.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1733-1734
Number of pages	2
Journal	International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology
Volume	7
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - 2014

Keywords

CAMP-test
GBS
Listeria monocytogenes
Staphylococcus pseudintermedius
β-hemolysin

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Histology
Medicine(all)

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