Streptococcaceae and Related Genera PART 2 Flashcards
Who is/are PYR positive?
- Group A
- Enterococcus spp.
Who is/are NaHippurate positive?
- Group B
Who is Bacitracin susceptible?
Group A
Strep. pyogenes
What Strep are LAP positive?
All of them we work with in the lab
What test did we use Coaggulation on in the lab? (not specific to this group)
- Group B
Who is/ are Quelling test positive?
Strep. pneumoniae
Name all of the ALPHA and gamma hemolytic Strep.
Strep. pneumoniae
Enterococcus sp.
Alpha Streptococci (Group D)
Alpha Streptococci (Not Group D)
Who is/are CAMP positive?
Group B
Tests to run on when you have catalase negative GPCs that are Alpha/Gamma hemolytic
- Optochin
- PYR
- Esculin
- NaCl
Name all of the BETA hemolytic strep.
Enterococcus sp. (rare) Beta streptococci (Group D) (rare) Beta streptococci (Group A) Beta streptococci (Group B) Beta streptococci ( Not Group A, B, or D)
Who is/are Bile Solubility positive?
Strep pneumoniae
Tests to run on when you have catalase negative GPCs that are Beta hemolytic
- PYR
- Esculin
- NaCl
- Bacitracin
- CAMP or NaHip
- Coaggultination (not specific for Group B but thats what we used it for)
Who can be a pseudocatalase (weak catalase +)?
Enterococcus species
Who is/are positive for Esculin
- Enterococcus
- Group D
Who is/are Optochin susceptible?
Strep. pneumoniae