User:BeardMD/sandbox/Useful Templates/Streptococcus agalactiae
| Streptococcus agalactiae | |
|---|---|
| S. agalactiae, Group B Strep | |
 S. agalactiae is Gram Stain positive (above), β-hemolytic (middle) and CAMP test positive (below) | |
| Microlab Descriptions | |
| Preferred Media/Setting | Blood Agar, facultative anaerobes |
| Histology | Gram-positive cocci, pairs and chains, Encapsulated |
| Species Identification | Catalase (-) Coagulase (-) CAMP (+) PYR (-) |
| Normal Environment | Skin flora |
| Associated topics | |
| Asymptomatic Bacteriuria (ASB), Encapsulated Organisms | |
