Gram-negative bacteria

Hi, I have been having a hard time figuring out my unknown bacteria. I honestly thought all of my test results added up to Staphylococcus Aureus, but my oxidase test read positive. My results were: 1. Gram- + 2. Morph- Coccus, cluster 3. Lactose fermentation- acid, yellow + 4. Gelatin ...

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... be really hard to test acne the way you are thinking. When you culture bacteria from skin, you have to use several, let's call them dichotomous keys, to determine what kind of bacteria you are looking at. Gram stain is the first step, but then cell shape, cluster patterns, etc all ...

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... specific pathogens rather than numbers (some foods carry milions of bacteria per gram) and such pathogens are well characterized and documented. I refer you to the US FDA "Bad ...

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RESULTS: Gram Positve bacilli Typtophan Degradation - Casein Hydrolysis + Startch Hydrolysis + Fat Hydrolysis - Oxidase - Catalase + Urease - Citrate + Voges-Proskauer - Mehyl Red + Litmus Milk - Acid Fermentation Glucose = yellow(acidic), ...

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Propionibacteria are Gram postive - so no classic endotoxin (LPS) tho' debris could still be a concern. But assuming topical application, ...

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