Staphylococcus lugdenensis

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Staphylococcus lugdenensis

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Staphylococcus lugdenensis

Identification

Coagulase-negative staphylococcus
Produces bound, not free, coagulase
Identified microbiologically by decarboxylation of ornithine

Origin

Commensalism skin flora but can cause disease

Diseases

Acts similarly to Staphylococcus aureus in that it can form abscesses anywhere in the body

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