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Gram Positive Cocci Flow Chart

This document outlines characteristics for distinguishing between different gram positive cocci bacteria, including whether they are catalase positive or negative, coagulase positive or negative, and what type of hemolysis and pigmentation they exhibit on testing to determine if they are Staphylococci, Streptococci, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus epidermidis, or Micrococcus.

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Gram Positive Cocci Flow Chart

This document outlines characteristics for distinguishing between different gram positive cocci bacteria, including whether they are catalase positive or negative, coagulase positive or negative, and what type of hemolysis and pigmentation they exhibit on testing to determine if they are Staphylococci, Streptococci, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus epidermidis, or Micrococcus.

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GRAM POSITIVE COCCI

Catalase
Negative

Positive

Staphylococci or Micrococcus

Streptococci

Coagulase

Hemolysis

Positive

Negative
Alpha (Green)

Beta (Clear)

Bile Esculin
Positive

Sensitive to P

CAMP

S. pneumoniae

None (No Change)

S. epidermidis
or Micrococcus

Pigmentation

S. epidermidis

Micrococcus

S. aureus
(also Beta-hemolytic)

S. viridans
(other than S.
pneumoniae)

6.5% NaCl

Streptococcus
bovis

Streptococcus
agalactiae
Streptococcus
pyogenes (also
PYR positive)

Enterococcus faecalis
(also PYR positive)

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