Patrick M Schlievert1, Samuel H Kilgore1, Takeshi Yoshida2

  • 1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.

Microbiology spectrum
|December 19, 2025
PubMed
まとめ

2020年以降に出現した新規黄色ブドウ球菌クローンは、マンニトール塩類寒天培地上でピンク色のコロニーを示し、病原性因子の産生が遷延する。マンニトール発酵能を持たないこのハイパーピンククローンは、他の細菌と誤認される可能性がある。

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