A 32-year-old woman from Delhi presents with a 3-day history of fever, erythema, and edema of the right breast. Gram stain of expressed fluid shows Gram-positive cocci in clusters. Culture grows β-hemolytic, coagulase-positive, DNase-positive colonies. All of the following statements regarding this organism are true EXCEPT:

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