Staphylococci sp



| |Staphylococci sp. |Streptococci sp. |

|Species to learn: |Staph. aureus |Strep. pyogenes (group A) |

| |Staph. epidermidis |Strep. pneumoniae (none) |

| | |Strep. agalactiae (Group B) |

| | |Strep. bovis (Group D) |

| | |Enterococcus faecalis (D) |

| | |Enterococcus faecium (D) |

| | |Strep. mutans (Viridians) |

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|Gram stain |Gram +, cocci |Gram +, cocci |

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|Cell arrangement |clusters |chains |

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|Pyogenic (produces puss) |Yes |Yes |

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|Hemolysis patterns |Yes |Yes |

|shown in blood agar | | |

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|Beta hemolysis- |Staph aures |Strep. pyogenes |

|clear | |Strep. agalactiae |

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|Alpha hemolysis- |Staph epidermidis |Strep. pneumoniae |

|cloudy, green | |Enterococcua feacium |

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|Gamma hemolysis- |You don’t need to know specific examples. |You don’t need to know specific examples. |

|no RBC lysis | | |

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|Coagulase test |Yes, + = Staph. aureus |NO |

|Coagulase enzyme |- = non- Staph. aureus | |

|“clot in blood plasma” | | |

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|Agglutination tests |Yes, + = Staph. Aureus |There are tests available. |

|Antigens & antibodies |- = non- Staph. aureus | |

|“clumping” | | |

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|Antigens |Protein A |(Carbohydrates- Lancefield) |

| | |Antigen A |

| | |Antigen B |

| | |Antigen C |

| | |Antigen D |

| | |Viridians group |

| | |Non-grouped |

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