When performing the CAMP test, what bacteria is steaked down the middle?

a. S. epidermidis
b. Staphylococcus aureus
c. S. pyogenes
d. E. faecalis


B
The CAMP factor test is used to differentiate S. agalactiae from other hemolytic streptococci. S. aureus is streaked down the middle. The unknown bacteria is steaked perpendicular to the S. aureus. The zone of increased lysis assumes the shape of an arrow at the junction of the two streak lines.

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