Presumptive identification of group B streptococci by rapid detection of CAMP factor and pigment production

J W Tapsall; E A Phillips

doi:10.1016/0732-8893(87)90010-1

Presumptive identification of group B streptococci by rapid detection of CAMP factor and pigment production

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 1987 Jul;7(3):225-8. doi: 10.1016/0732-8893(87)90010-1.

Authors

J W Tapsall¹, E A Phillips

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia.

PMID: 3308308
DOI: 10.1016/0732-8893(87)90010-1

Abstract

Modified rapid versions of CAMP and pigment tests were developed for the identification of group B streptococci using the supernatant and cell deposit of organisms grown for 4 hr in a modified Todd-Hewitt broth. All but one of 203 group B streptococci were reliably differentiated from 148 nongroup B strains.

MeSH terms

Bacterial Proteins / analysis*
Hemolysin Proteins
Pigments, Biological / analysis*
Streptococcus agalactiae / analysis
Streptococcus agalactiae / classification
Streptococcus agalactiae / isolation & purification*

Substances

Bacterial Proteins
CAMP protein, Streptococcus
Hemolysin Proteins
Pigments, Biological