Thermo Scientific™ BactiStaph™ Latex Agglutination Test Kit

Description

• Rapidly identify Staphylococcus aureus and distinguish from other staphylococci by detecting clumping factor and protein A using the Thermo Scientific™ BactiStaph™ Latex Agglutination Test Kit
• Use this rapid test utilizing latex particles which are capable of detecting both clumping factor and protein A simultaneously
• Agglutination of white latex particles is visible to the unaided eye within 60 seconds and represents a positive reaction
• Use with suspected S
• aureus colonies
• Prior to testing, suspect colonies should be Gram stained and a catalase test performed to verify that they are Staphylococcus
• Although Staphylococci are commonly found on the skin and in mucous membranes, they have been associated with many human and animal infections
• S.aureus and other coagulase-positive Staphylococci have been identified as a cause of suppurative infections, food poisoning and toxic shock syndrome and have been isolated from nearly all anatomical sites
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