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* Previously known as nutritionally-variant streptococci
* Previously known as nutritionally-variant streptococci
* [[Has Gram stain::Gram-positive]] [[Cellular shape::coccus]]
* [[Stain::Gram-positive]] [[Cellular shape::coccus]]
* Grows on chocolate but not blood agar
* Grows on chocolate but not blood agar
* Often a skin contaminant, but can cause line infections, device infections, and endocarditis
* Often a skin contaminant, but can cause line infections, device infections, and endocarditis

Revision as of 02:27, 6 July 2020

  • Previously known as nutritionally-variant streptococci
  • Gram-positive coccus
  • Grows on chocolate but not blood agar
  • Often a skin contaminant, but can cause line infections, device infections, and endocarditis
  • Usually susceptible to penicillin