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 |
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| 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 |
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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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Savini, V., Paparella, A., Serio, A., Marrollo, R., Carretto, E., & Fazii, P. (2014). Staphylococcus pseudintermedius for CAMP-test. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology, 7(4), 1733-1734.