Streptococcus Identification Tests

Organism	Hemolysis	MSA growth	Bile Esculin	Bacitracin	SXT
Streptococcus oralis	alpha	neg	neg	S	S
Streptococcus bovis	alpha	neg	pos	R	R
Streptococcus equi	beta	neg	neg	S	S
Enterococcus faecalis	alpha	pos	pos	R	R <20 mm
Streptococcus mitis	alpha	neg	neg	R	R
Streptococcus pyogenes	beta	neg	neg	S	R <20 mm
Streptococcus zooepidermidicus	beta	neg	pos	S	S

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