Key points
- CDC's Streptococcus Laboratory works with S. salivarius, S. suis, and other streptococci beyond S. agalactiae, S. pneumoniae, and S. pyogenes.
- The laboratory also works with other gram-positive, catalase-negative cocci.
- Public health laboratories can contact the lab for information about identifying these types of bacteria.
Background
The Streptococcus Laboratory identifies and characterizes isolates of Streptococcus species and related genera (catalase-negative, gram-positive cocci). These include:
- Abiotrophia, Aerococcus, Alloiococcus
- Dolosicoccus, Dolosigranulum
- Enterococcus, Eremococcus, Facklamia
- Gemella, Globicatella, Granulicatella
- Helcococcus, Ignavigranulum, Isobaculum
- Lactococcus, Leuconostoc, Pediococcus
- Tetragenococcus, Vagococcus, Weissella
Related resource: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
The Streptococcus Laboratory is a collaborative partner with MicrobeNet, which provides free data access.
Identification using real-time polymerase chain reaction
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Following in-house validation, laboratories can use real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays to target the gtfP and fbpS genes to detect S. salivarius and S. suis, respectively. View a list of primer and probe sequences: