Streptococcus Flashcards
1
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How can you tell the difference between staphyloccus and streptococcus after they both come back gram-positive?
A
staphylococcus would be catalase +
streptococcus = catalase -
2
Q
What is Strep pyogenes?
A
“Strept Throat”
group a beta haemolytic streptococci - which possess the group A antigen in it’s cell wall
it is one of the most virulent of the streptococci species
- commonly colonises the oropharynx of children an dyoung adults - it is spread via droplets
causes ‘pharyngitis’ -
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