| Basic Characteristics | Properties (Staphylococcus aureus) |
| Capsule | Non-Capsulated |
| Catalase | Positive (+ve) |
| Citrate | Positive (+ve) |
| Coagulase | Positive (+ve) |
| Gas | Negative (-ve) |
| Gelatin Hydrolysis | Positive (+ve) |
| Gram Staining | Positive (+ve) |
| H2S | Negative (-ve) |
| Hemolysis | Positive (+ve)- Beta |
| Indole | Negative (-ve) |
| Motility | Negative (-ve) |
| MR (Methyl Red) | Positive (+ve) |
| Nitrate Reduction | Positive (+ve) |
| OF (Oxidative-Fermentative) | Fermentative |
| Oxidase | Negative (-ve) |
| Pigment | Mostly Positive (+ve) |
| PYR | Negative (-ve) |
| Shape | Cocci |
| Spore | Non-Sporing |
| Urease | Positive (+ve) |
| VP (Voges Proskauer) | Positive (+ve) |
| Basic Characteristics | Properties (Staphylococcus aureus) |
| Capsule | Non-Capsulated |
| Catalase | Positive (+ve) |
| Citrate | Positive (+ve) |
| Coagulase | Positive (+ve) |
| Gas | Negative (-ve) |
| Gelatin Hydrolysis | Positive (+ve) |
| Gram Staining | Positive (+ve) |
| H2S | Negative (-ve) |
| Hemolysis | Positive (+ve)- Beta |
| Indole | Negative (-ve) |
| Motility | Negative (-ve) |
| MR (Methyl Red) | Positive (+ve) |
| Nitrate Reduction | Positive (+ve) |
| OF (Oxidative-Fermentative) | Fermentative |
| Oxidase | Negative (-ve) |
| Pigment | Mostly Positive (+ve) |
| PYR | Negative (-ve) |
| Shape | Cocci |
| Spore | Non-Sporing |
| Urease | Positive (+ve) |
| VP (Voges Proskauer) | Positive (+ve) |
| Acetoin Production | Positive (+ve) |
| Alkaline Phosphatase | Positive (+ve) |
| Arginine Dehydrolase | Positive (+ve) |
| Hyalurodinase | Positive (+ve) |
| Lipase | Positive (+ve) |
| Ornithine Decarboxylase | Negative (-ve) |