Streptococcus agalactiae- An Overview
What is Streptococcus agalactiae? Streptococcus agalactiae is a Gram-positive, non-motile, non-spore-forming coccus that is the only member of the Group B of the Lancefield antigen grouping. It is a β-hemolytic, catalase-negative, facultative anaerobe that consists of ten different serotypes, separated on the basis of the immunologic reactions of their capsular polysaccharide. Because it is the only species present in the …