what are the differential tests that may be used to identify the clinically relevant staphylococcus species?

Question

thanks!

Answer 1

coagulase, catalase, oxidase, gram stain, whether they are in pairs, clusters or chains

Answer 2

to clarify doc's answer a bit:

gram stain: gram positive cocci in clusters
catalase: positive
coagulase: positive can be Staph. aureus, negative could be Staph. epidermidis. there are other possibilities for these, however, so we just report out coagulase positive Staph/coagulase negative Staph