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Streptococcus mitis: Introduction, Morphology, Pathogenicity, Lab Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention, and Keynotes

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Streptococcus mitis colony morphology on blood agar

Introduction Streptococcus mitis is a Gram-positive, alpha-hemolytic bacterium commonly found as a harmless commensal in the human oral cavity, but it can act as an opportunistic pathogen causing severe infections like infective endocarditis. Morphology Pathogenicity Lab Diagnosis Treatment Prevention Keynotes Further Reading

Aerococcus viridans: Introduction, Morphology, Pathogenicity, Lab Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention, and Keynotes

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Aerococcus viridans in Gram staining of culture

Introduction Aerococcus viridans is a gram-positive coccus that rarely infects humans. It usually inhabits hospital environments. Moreover, it exists in air and water. It causes urinary tract infections, endocarditis, and bacteremia. Additionally, it appears in various clinical specimens. Furthermore, laboratories sometimes misidentify it as viridans …

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