Biochemical Test of Streptococcus canis
| Basic Characteristics | Properties (Streptococcus canis) |
| CAMP | Negative (-ve) |
| Catalase | Negative (-ve) |
| Gram Staining | Positive (+ve) |
| OF (Oxidative-Fermentative) | Facultative anaerobes |
| Shape | Cocci |
| Urease | Negative (-ve) |
| VP (Voges Proskauer) | Negative (-ve) |
Fermentation of |
|
| Adonitol | Negative (-ve) |
| Arabinose | Negative (-ve) |
| Arabitol | Negative (-ve) |
| Arbutin | Positive (+ve) |
| Dulcitol | Negative (-ve) |
| Erythritol | Negative (-ve) |
| Fructose | Positive (+ve) |
| Galactose | Positive (+ve) |
| Glucose | Positive (+ve) |
| Glycogen | Negative (-ve) |
| Hippurate | Negative (-ve) |
| Inositol | Negative (-ve) |
| Inulin | Negative (-ve) |
| Lactose | Positive (+ve) |
| Maltose | Positive (+ve) |
| Mannitol | Negative (-ve) |
| Mannose | Positive (+ve) |
| Melibiose | Negative (-ve) |
| Raffinose | Negative (-ve) |
| Rhamnose | Negative (-ve) |
| Ribose | Positive (+ve) |
| Salicin | Positive (+ve) |
| Sorbitol | Negative (-ve) |
| Starch | Positive (+ve) |
| Sucrose | Positive (+ve) |
| Trehalose | Variable |
| Xylose | Negative (-ve) |
Enzymatic Reactions |
|
| Alkaline Phosphatase | Positive (+ve) |
| Arginine Dehydrolase | Positive (+ve) |
| Esculin Hydrolysis | Positive (+ve) |
| Hyalurodinase | Negative (-ve) |
Figure: Morphological features of large, smooth, white, non-mucoid β-hemolytic colonies of Streptococcus canis. The microorganism was cultured on a sheep blood agar plate for 24 h at 35 °C in 5% CO2. Source: doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2017.01.002.
