| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3347527 | Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease | 2010 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The coagulase-negative Staphylococcus lugdunensis, a bacterium similar to Staphylococcus aureus, produces tannase that degrades tannin. We developed a polymerase chain reaction-based method to rapidly and simply identify this species by detecting the tanA gene for S. lugdunensis tannase.
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Authors
Norihisa Noguchi, Keiko Goto, Tokihiro Ro, Koji Narui, Mari Ko, Yutaka Nasu, Kenta Utsumi, Kenji Takazawa, Fuminori Moriyasu, Masanori Sasatsu,