| Staphylococcus pseudintermedius |
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Medium-sized, raised, glistening, white colonies.
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| The same Blood Agar plate examined with transmitted light. The colonies are surrounded by an inner zone of complete haemolysis (delta-toxin) and an outer zone of incomplete, dark haemolysis caused by beta-toxin. The margin of the beta-haemolysis is sharp. |
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| General characteristics: Gram-positive cocci occurring in pairs, tetrads or clusters. Catalase-positive. Attacks sugars by fermentation. Non-motile. |
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