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Case Reports
. 2013 Apr;51(4):1310-2.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.02879-12. Epub 2013 Jan 23.

Catalase-negative Staphylococcus lugdunensis strain with a novel point mutation in the catalase gene isolated from a patient with chronic suppurative otitis media

Yong Lu  1 , Yiping Wang, Buzhi Ling, Xianfu Ke, Jianfei Ying, Yanhong Yu, Mingyang He, Xiangyang Li
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Catalase-negative Staphylococcus lugdunensis strain with a novel point mutation in the catalase gene isolated from a patient with chronic suppurative otitis media

Yong Lu et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Apr.

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  • J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Feb;52(2):708

Abstract

This report describes the results of the sequence analysis of a methicillin-susceptible strain of catalase-negative Staphylococcus lugdunensis. Molecular characterization of the deduced sequence revealed a novel point mutation in the catalase gene. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a catalase-negative S. lugdunensis strain, although catalase-negative isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis have been previously reported.

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