Identification of Staphylococcus aureus, S. intermedius and S. hyicus by PCR amplification of coa and nuc genes

Identificação de Staphylococcus aureus, S. intermedius e S. hyicus através de seqüências dos genes coa e nuc

Sixty-five strains of coagulase positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus, S. intermedius and S. hyicus) were identified at species level by PCR amplification of the coa gene, specific for S. aureus, and of the nuc gene, specific for S. intermedius and for S. hyicus.

coagulase positive staphylococci; PCR; coa gene; nuc gene