Staphylococcus aureus is able to break down urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide, due to the production of the enzyme urease. It is not, however able to use citrate as their main source of getting carbon. It tests negative for the production of indole as well as motility meaning that it cannot freely move. Staphylococcus aureus carries out butanediol fermentation to produce acetoin and gives a positive result for the Voges-Proskauer Test, while it does not ferment glucose to produce different acids, which gives a negative result for the methyl red test (4). These are examples of tests that make it possible to differentiate from other species of Staphylococcus such as Staphylococcus
Staphylococcus aureus is able to break down urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide, due to the production of the enzyme urease. It is not, however able to use citrate as their main source of getting carbon. It tests negative for the production of indole as well as motility meaning that it cannot freely move. Staphylococcus aureus carries out butanediol fermentation to produce acetoin and gives a positive result for the Voges-Proskauer Test, while it does not ferment glucose to produce different acids, which gives a negative result for the methyl red test (4). These are examples of tests that make it possible to differentiate from other species of Staphylococcus such as Staphylococcus