Viridans Streptococci

• S. bovis was no longer a valid species name because DNA studies found that S. bovis and S. equinus were the same spp. What is adopted name?

  Streptococcus equinus
• Viridans from viridans streptococci means?

  green
• viridans in viridans streptococci is green because it refers to the hemolytic patter?

  alpha-hemolysis
• constituent of the normal microbiota of the upper RT, female genital tract and GI tract

  Viridans Streptococci
• Viridans streptococci are fastidious? True or False?

  True
• Viridans streptococci smells like what?

  Butterscotch
• Viridans streptococci produce what kind of odor? especially in CHOC agar (CAP)?

  Honeysuckle
• Streptococcus mitis group are composed of?

  S. mitis, S. pneumoniae, S. sanguis, S. oralis
• Streptococcus mutans group are composed of?

  S. mutans, S. sobrinus
• Streptococcus salivarius group are composed of?

  S. salivarius, S. vestibularis
• Streptococcus bovis group are composed of?

  S. equinus, S. gallolyticus, S. infantarius, S. alactolyticus
• Streptococcus anginosus group are composed of?

  S. anginosus, S. constellatus, S. intermedius
• What streptococcus group that possess Lancefield group A, C, F, G or N antigen?

  Streptococcus anginosus
• what streptococci group possess the group D antigen?

  Streptococcus bovis and anterococci
• Group D streptococci were subdivided into two;

  enterococcal and nonenterococcal