Coagulase Test: Introduction, Principle, Types, Test Requirements, Procedure, Result Interpretation, List of Coagulase Positive and Negative Bacteria, Limitations, and Keynotes
Introduction of Coagulase Test The coagulase test is an enzymatic assay that is applied to differentiate Staphylococcus aureus (positive) from coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS). Coagulase is an enzyme formed by S. aureus which changes soluble fibrinogen of plasma to insoluble fibrin. S. aureus produces two forms of coagulase. One is bound coagulase …