title: Spot CAMP test for the prompt presumptive identification of group B streptococci.
abstract: Spot and conventional CAMP tests done on 200 strains (120 human and 80 bovine) of group B streptococci showed 96 per cent of human and 90 per cent of bovine strains positive by both tests, indicating 100 per cent agreement. None of the 20 non-group B streptococci strains was positive for CAMP test for group B streptococci. The advantage of spot CAMP test is that it can be performed on a single isolated colony, easy to perform, inexpensive and can presumptively identify group-B streptococci within 30 min on primary sheep blood agar plate.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khandpur
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002417:Cattle; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins; D006801:Humans; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000145:classification*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C039092:CAMP protein, Streptococcus; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins