Which organism is catalase positive, coagulase negative, pyrrolidonyl arylamidase (PYR) positive, susceptible to novobiocin, urease negative, and hemolytic on sheep blood agar?

a. S. epidermidis
b. S. saprophyticus
c. S. cohnii
d. S. haemolyticus


D
The characteristics in question 15 refer to S. haemolyticus. It is also the only hemolytic Sta-phylococcus listed.

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