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no it cannot, it is nitrate reduction negative
Gram positive, coccus shape.
S. epidermidis also accounts for two of every five cases of prosthetic valve endocarditis. Prosthetic valve endocarditis is an infection that develops as a complication of the implantation of an artificial valve in the heart.
Is stpylococcus epidermidis is largest
In a hospital
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Metabolic tests such as an oxidase test can be used to differentiate S epidermidis and E faecalis. Such a test can be conducted by adding H2O2 to the colony. The result for S aureus will be negative and the result for S epidermidis will be positive.
Staphylococcus Epidermidis does return a gram positive result on the citrate lab test. Gram stains will produce these results on slides.
staphylococcus epidermidis
you need to see a uroligist
Staphylococcus epidermidis belongs to the genus Staphylococcus. It is part of the human skin flora and is a non-motile bacterium.
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