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Gamma hemolysis

Definition

noun

Nonhemolytic bacterial colony on blood agar plates.


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The hemolytic reactions of streptococci on blood agar plates can be used for their preliminary identification and classification. For instance, Streptococcus pneumoniae forms alpha hemolysis, Streptococcus pyogenes forms beta hemolysis, and Enterococcus faecalis displays gamma hemolysis on blood agar plates.


Variant: γ-hemolysis.

Synonym: nonhemolysis
Compare: alpha hemolysis, beta hemolysis


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Horse blood agar

... on that page (scroll down to the differences between alpha, beta and gamma hemolysis): http://www.answers.com/topic/hemolysis

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by canalon
Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:24 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Horse blood agar
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blood agar hemolysis by gram negative bacteria?

... even i am working on hemolysins of leptospira ...u can also conform hemolysis not only by blood agar assay ..u can also conform by taking sheep ... of hemolysis...but blood agar assay gives u details abt alpha r beta r gamma....

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by hisunny4u
Mon Oct 01, 2007 11:56 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: blood agar hemolysis by gram negative bacteria?
Replies: 3
Views: 2056

blood agar hemolysis by gram negative bacteria?

... I can only find information on blood agar hemolyis for gram positive bacteria. Can I take this to mean that gram negative bacteria are generally gamma hemolytic? If so, are there any notable exceptions to this?

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by spirochete
Sun Sep 09, 2007 7:06 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: blood agar hemolysis by gram negative bacteria?
Replies: 3
Views: 2056


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