Staphylococcus and Micrococcus belongs the Micrococaceae family. They are both Gram positive and catalase positive bacteria. The following are their main differences
Micrococcus is not lysed with the presence of lysostaphin
Staphylococcus is lysed with the presence of lysostaphin
Micrococcus is resistant to ferazolidone
Staphylococcus is susceptible to ferazolidone
Micrococcus is oxidase positive
Staphylococcus is oxidase negative
Micrococcus is susceptible to bacitracin
Staphylococcus is resistant to bacitracin
Micrococcus grows aerobically
Staphylococcus is facultaively anaerobe
Now, with this facts, microbiologist/ medical technologists are expected to identify which organisms is which.
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