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Normal flora of respiratory tract. Beta-lactamase positive. Also known by the name Branhamella catarrhalis

Isolated from human nasopharynx, saliva, and sputum. Spontaneously agglutinates in saline.

Capsules produced in milk. Psychrophilic (prefers low temperatures), produces yellow pigments. 

Isolated from sewage, human intestines, and urinary tract infections. Spreading colonies are seen on agar growth medium. 

Frequent human isolate. Causes gastroenteritis.

Ames test strain for detecting carcinogens. Causes infection in humans. 

Both of these strains of Serratia marcescens are colorless mutants when plated alone, but when grown together, they produce a red pigment.

From sewage and human intestine. Causes dysentery. 

Beta hemolysis on blood. Causes wound infections and septicemia. 

This yellow, shiny organism is known to cause wound infections and more famously, toxic shock syndrome.

Grows on dead tissues. Novobiocin resistant (S. epidermidis and S. aureus novobiocin sensitive). 

Lancefield group C, beta hemolysis. Causes strangles in horses. May be pathogenic in humans. Camp test negative; resistant to bacitracin, does not ferment lactose. 

No Lancefield group shown, alpha hemolysis. Bile solubility test positive, optochin sensitive. Causes pneumonia. 

Normal flora of the mouth and throat. Lancefield group K, gamma hemolysis. 

Normal flora of the mouth and throat. Lancefield group H, alpha hemolysis. Optochin resistant. May cause infections in humans. Nonmotile. Cocci; chains. Gram positive reaction. Aerobic. Incubation temperature 37°C. Blood agar growth medium. Note: Pathogen.

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Isolated from human saliva, sputum, and intestine. No Lancefield group shown, alpha hemolysis.