Definition of coagulase in English:
coagulase
noun kəʊˈaɡjʊleɪzkəʊˈaɡjʊleɪskōˈaɡyəˌlās
mass nounBiochemistry A bacterial enzyme which brings about the coagulation of blood or plasma and is produced by disease-causing forms of staphylococcus.
Example sentencesExamples
- The most common pathogens were coagulase negative staphylococci, escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus.
- Gram positive organisms including the coagulase negative staphylococci and the viridans streptococci are the most commonly isolated.
- In the case of Gram positive cocci, we did a catalase test followed by, for example, a coagulase test or an optochine test.
- The clinical presentation of systemic infection, particularly with coagulase negative staphylococci, can be insidious.
- Bacterial culture of biopsy specimens grew few coagulase negative staphylococci (which are thought to be contaminants), while fungal, viral, and legionella cultures of the specimens were all negative.