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| Streptococcus agalactiae is a beta-hemolytic strep. |
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| Enterococcus faecalis is a beta-hemolytic streptococcus. |
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Streptococcus agalactiae is a beta-hemolytic
Group A strep. |
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| In alpha hemolysis, an exoenzyme from a colony has only partially destroyed the red blood cells in the medium surrounding the colony. |
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| Alpha hemolysis is manifested as a clear zone around the colony. |
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| In Gram stains made from old cultures, the streptococci appear Gram-negative. |
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| Streptococci are usually arranged in chains. |
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| All beta-hemolytic streptococci belong to the Lancefield Group A antigenic group. |
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| Bacitracin inhibits the growth of beta-hemolytic Group A streptococci. |
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| A sequela of Strepococcus pyogenes infection is often endocarditis. |
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| When bacteria are pyogenic, they produce no pus. |
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| The zone of hemolysis caused by indifferent streptococci is large and clear. |
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| Streptococcus pyogenes is a stict aerobe. |
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| S. pyogenes can be differentiated from S. agalactiae by means of the CAMP test. |
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| Only Group D streptococci test positive for bile esculin hydrolysis. |
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