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Microbiology Streptococci 08529c8a

Streptococcus pyogenes can be checked by which drug disk

A
Bacitracin
B
Polymycin
C
Optochin
D
None of the above
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. (a) BacitracinRef.: Microbiology by Ananthanarayan and Paniker 8th ed. /201, 206-07, 2012* The various species of Streptococcus can be checked by various drug disks which is indicated as whether it is sensitive or resistant to the drug.* S. pyogenes is bacitracin sensitive.* S. agalactiae is bacitracin resistant.* S. pneumoniae is inhibited by optochin.* S. viridans is not inhibited by optochin.

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