The GenoType® Staphylococcus test is based on the DNA•STRIP® technology and permits the identification of the staphylococcal species S. aureus,S. haemolyticus, S. epidermidis, S. hominis, S. warneri, and S. simulans. At the same time the methicillin resistance mediating mecA gene and the twocomponent cytotoxin virulence factor PVL (Panton-Valentine leukocidin) can be detected. .