Pathogenic streptococci of the upper respiratory tract (such as Streptococcus pyogenes) are distinguished from non-pathogenic streptococci by

A) alpha hemolytic activity.
B) beta hemolytic activity.
C) no hemolytic activity.
D) the absence of a capsule.
E) the presence of a lysogenic phage.


B

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