Abstract:A study of 799 cultures of staphylococci and micrococci, isolated mainly from milk, showed that according to their general character the strains could be arranged in a virtually continuous series. At one extreme is the pathogenic staphylococcus and at the other a thermoduric saprophyte. The series consists of three main groups:(1) The staphylococcus group in which the organisms are sugar fermenters and relatively sensitive to heat. They are, mainly at least, parasites of the animal body. Four subgroups are dis… Show more
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