Lactococcus

Antimicrobe.org: Lactococcus species (Lactococci)

William Riebel, M.D. GENERAL DESCRIPTION   Microbiology Guided Medline Search                 Lactococci are gram-positive cocci that arrange in pairs and short chains with a tendency to an ovoid shape in the direction of the chain. They grow in catalase-negative, non-pigmented, generally non-hemolytic colonies on blood agar, similar to oral streptococci. Previously classified as group N streptococci, […]