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How to determine which bacteria was growing on this Mitis salivarius agar plate? Streptococcus salicarius, streptococcus...

How to determine which bacteria was growing on this Mitis salivarius agar plate? Streptococcus salicarius, streptococcus mitis, streptococcus mutans, or enterococcus.

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Strep salivarius is sticky, mucoid, gum-drop colonies.
Strep mitis colonies are small, flat, light blue.
Strep mutans are irregular shaped with granular frosted-glass appearance.
Enterococcus are dark, blue-black colonies.

Therfore in the picture it is Streptococcus salivarius.

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