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Growth characteristics of some species of Streptococcus
| Strain | Growth at:
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10°C | 45°C | 6.5% NaCl | pH 9.6 | 40% bile | |
| Pyogenic | |||||
| S. pyogenes | − | − | − | − | − |
| S. pneumoniae | − | − | − | − | − |
| Oral | |||||
| S. sanguis | − | − | − | ||
| S. mutans | − | − | − | ||
| Enterococci | |||||
| E. hirae | + | + | + | + | + |
| Lactic | |||||
| L. lactis | + | − | − | − | + |
| Other | |||||
| S. thermophilus | − | + | − | − | − |
