STREPTOCOCCUS Flashcards
STREPTOCOCCUS CHARACTERISTICS
G (+) cocci in pairs/ in chains,
nonmotile
NSF
Catalase (-)
Facultative anaerobes
Oxidase (-)
growth is enhanced by blood, serum, or glucose
Lancefield Classification
Group A
Streptococcus pyogenes
Beta Hemolysis
Lancefield Classification
Group B
Streptococcus agalactiae
Beta Hemolysis
Lancefield Classification
Group C
S. equisimilis
S. zooepidimicus
S. equi
S. dysagalactiae
Beta Hemolysis
Lancefield Classification
Group D Enterococci
E. faecalis
E. faecium
E. durans
E. avium
Beta Hemolysis
Lancefield Classification
Group D Non Enterococci
S. bovis
S. equinis
Beta Hemolysis
Alpha Hemolytic Reaction
S. pneumoniae
Alpha and Gamma Hemolytic Reaction
Virdans
Streptococci
- Group A
- Beta hemolysis pattern
- Pathogenic to man acquired through
droplets - flesh-eating bacteria
STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES
VIRULENCE FACTORS OF S. pyogenes
M protein
Protein F
Lipoteichoic Acid
ENZYMES AND TOXINS THAT ARE
PRODUCED by S. pyogenes
Hemolysin
Streptolysin O
Streptolysin S
Deoxyribonuclease
Streptokinase
Hyaluronidase
Pyrogenic Toxins
CLINICAL INFECTION of S. pyogenes
Pharyngitis/Strep throat
Impetigo
Scarlet fever
Cellulitis
Erysipelas
Necrotizing fasciitis
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome
- Group B
- Beta hemolytic pattern
- Normal flora in the female genital urinary
tract. - Nosocomial transmitted but infects the
fetus and infants
STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE
VIRULENCE FACTORS OF S. agalactiae
Capsule
Hemolysin
CAMP factor
Neuraminidase
Dnase
Hyaluronidase
Hyaluronidase
Protease
CLINICAL INFECTION of S. agalactiae
Pneumonia
Meningitis
Sepsis
Postpartum Infection
Osteomyelitis
UTI
Endocarditis
- Beta hemolytic pattern
- Animal pathogen
- Have Streptokinase enzyme
GROUP C STREPTOCOCCI
GROUP D STREPTOCOCCI
CLINICAL INFECTIONS
Wound infection
Endocarditis
UTI
Sepsis
These are oropharyngeal commensals
S. mutans group
Salivarius
S. bovis
S. constellatus