STREPTOCOCCUS VIRIDANS

HABITANT
 They are normally resident in the mouth and upper
respiratory tract.
INTRODUCTION
1) They are typically alpha hemolytic bacteria but
they may be nonhemolytic
 Streptococcus viridans are nutritionally fastidious
 Requiring complex media supported with blood
for their growth
 Their growth is not inhibited by optochin and
colonies are not soluble in bile
COLONY MORPHOLOGY
 In complete lysis causing greening around
colonies on blood agar
 Based on sugar fermentation ,cell wall
composition and production of dextrans and levans
they have been classified into many species
 The Viridans group: alpha-hemolytic
 S. mutans, a contributor to dental caries
 S. mitis, mostly found around cheek region
 S. sanguinis, no preference of locations
 S. salivarius, mostly found on the dorsal side of the
tongue
 S. salivarius ssp. thermophilus, used in the manufacture
of some cheeses and yogurts
 S. constellatus, occasional human pathogen, notable as
colonies grown on blood agar smell strongly of caramel
 They are ordinary non-pathogenic but can on
occasion can cause disease.
 in person with pre-existing cardiac iesion,
 Bacterial endocarditis.
Optochin Susceptibility Test

Optochin resistant
S. viridans

Optochin susceptibleS. pneumoniae

 STREPTOCOCCUS
PNEUMONIAE
1 capsulated
2 Bile solubility positive
3 Inulin fermentation positive
4 Optochin sensitivity positive
5 Quellung test positive
6 Uniform turbidity in liquid
media
STREPTOCOCCUS VIRIDANS
Non capsulated
Bile solubility negative
Inulin fermantation negative
negative
negative
Granular turbidity,powdery deposit
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