In food microbiology the tube coagulase is the gold standard- it's in the
Australian standard method anyway- even with overnight incubation!
Ian
Dilworth wrote in message <3a9bcb0f$0$46005$1dc6e903 at news.corecomm.net>...
>No one has commented on my biggest question - ARE YOU USING TUBE COAGS
>TO CONFIRM THAT THESE ARE INDEED STAPH. AUREUS?