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Phage typing of Staphylococcus intermedius.

Department of Pathology, University of California, Los Angeles.

ABSTRACT

Staphylococcus intermedius, a coagulase-positive staphylococcal species, is a common canine pathogen and a rare human wound pathogen. A total of 145 strains of S. intermedius (ATCC 29663, 4 reference strains, 4 human isolates, 44 canine infection isolates, and 92 isolates from canine gingiva) were screened for lysogenic phage by a modified Fisk method. Nineteen phage preparations were prepared for preliminary typing experiments. Lytic activity was observed on 93 of 145 (64.1%) isolates, yielding 44 lytic patterns with individual strains susceptible to one or more phages. Five phages lysed only a single strain, but lytic patterns varied from 1 to 11 lytic phages per isolate. A distinct lytic pattern did not separate canine or human wound isolates from canine gingival isolates. All human wound isolates fell into the two most common canine gingival or wound patterns; the single human nasopharyngeal isolate was not lysed by any phage. Twenty-two of 44 (55%) canine wound isolates and 65 of 92 (71%) gingival isolates yielded lytic patterns. Lysogenic phages are common in S. intermedius. This preliminary study suggests that phage typing may be a useful tool in distinguishing epidemiologically related strains.

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