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Differences Between Staphylococcus and Streptococcus - Microbiology Notes

This document summarizes the key differences between Staphylococcus and Streptococcus bacteria. Both are gram-positive cocci that are non-motile, non-spore forming, and facultative anaerobes. However, they differ in their arrangement (grape-like clusters vs chains), division patterns, catalase production, habitat, pathogenicity, and diseases caused. Some pathogenic species include S. aureus and S. epidermidis for Staphylococcus and S. pyogenes and S. pneumoniae for Streptococcus. Species are further differentiated through tests like hemolysis, coagulase, cell wall carbohydrates, and biochemical analyses.

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Differences Between Staphylococcus and Streptococcus - Microbiology Notes

This document summarizes the key differences between Staphylococcus and Streptococcus bacteria. Both are gram-positive cocci that are non-motile, non-spore forming, and facultative anaerobes. However, they differ in their arrangement (grape-like clusters vs chains), division patterns, catalase production, habitat, pathogenicity, and diseases caused. Some pathogenic species include S. aureus and S. epidermidis for Staphylococcus and S. pyogenes and S. pneumoniae for Streptococcus. Species are further differentiated through tests like hemolysis, coagulase, cell wall carbohydrates, and biochemical analyses.

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Staphylococcus

and

Staphylococcus and Streptococcus are both Gram positive


organisms and cocci in shape. They are Nonmotile, NonSporing
and Facultative anaerobes. But they possess some of the
differenceswhichareasfollows:
S.N

Characteristics

Arrangement

Staphylococcus
Grapelikeclusters.
Staphylococcidividein

Division

variousdirections(multiple

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Streptococcus
Achainofroundcells.
Divisionoccursinonelinear
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axes).

direction(singleaxis).

Negative

CatalaseTest

Positive(Catalaseisan
enzymetoconverts
hydrogenperoxidetowater
andoxygengas).

EnrichedMedia

Staphdoesnotneedenriched
media(notfastidious).

Strepneedsenrichedmedia
(fastidious).

Habitat

Staphylococciarefoundon
theskin.

Streptococciarefoundinthe
respiratorytract.

Hemolysis

Nohemolysisorbeta
hemolysis.

Eitheralpha,orbetaor
gammahemolysis.

SpeciesNumber

About40staphylococcal
specieshavebeenidentified
sofar.

About50Streptococcal
specieshavebeen
identifiedsofar.

Pathogenesis

Mostofthestaphylococcal
speciesarenonpathogens.

Streptococcuscausemany
diseases.

Foodpoisoning,bacterial

Strepthroat,Scarletfever,
Impetigo,Toxicshock
syndrome,

CommonDiseases

conjunctivitis,skindiseases,
communityacquired
meningitis,SurgicalSite
Infection,Woundinfection,
impetigo,cellulitis,andtoxic
shocksyndrome.

Cellulitisandnecrotizing
fasciitis(flesheating
disease),sinusitis,blood
infections,pneumoniaand
meningitisinnewborns.

Staphylococcusaureus,

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PathogenicSpecies

Staphylococcusepidermidis,

Streptococcuspyogenes,

Staphylococcushaemolyticus,

Streptococcusagalactiae,

Staphylococcushominis,

Streptococcusbovis,

Staphylococcus
saprophyticus,etc.

Streptococcuspneumoniae,
etc.

Typeofhemolysis
Coagulasetest
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Cellwallcarbohydrate
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Species
Differentiation

Novobiocinsensitivitytest

group(A,B,C,etc)

Biochemicaltests

BileSolubilityTest

CAMPTTest
OptochinSensitivityTest

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