@article{mbs:/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/00222615-5-2-267, author = "Boswell, P. A. and Batstone, G. F. and Mitchell, R. G.", title = "The Oxidase Reaction In The Classification Of The Micrococcaceae", journal= "Journal of Medical Microbiology", year = "1972", volume = "5", number = "2", pages = "267-269", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/00222615-5-2-267", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/00222615-5-2-267", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1473-5644", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "Summary On examining the oxidase reactions of 767 strains of staphylococci and micrococci, it was found that positive reactions were confined to Baird-Parker’s Micrococcus group. All yellow-pigmented Micrococcus subgroup 7 strains were oxidase positive, and this provides a rapid distinction between these and strains of Staphylococcus aureus.", }