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