Staphylococcus aureus is known to produce coagulase, which can clot plama into gel in tube or agglutinate cocci in slide. This test is useful in differentiating S.aureus from other ...

Coagulase is an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of a fibrin clot in plasma. Obvious clumping of the bacteria indicates the bacteria produces bound caogulase. Staphylococcus aureus ...

– gram positive cocci – nonmotile – Catalase: positive – Oxidase: negative – facultative anaerobic – grape-like clusters under microscope – ...