title: Growth of Streptococcus pneumoniae on Macconkey Agar: Possibility of Impossible?
authors: Consultant Microbiologist, Department of Microbiology, KG Hospital , Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India .
authors: Shikha
authors: S
authors: Ranjan
authors: Chairman, KG hospital , Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India .
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Bakthavathsalam
authors: Microbiologist, Department of Microbiology, KG Hospital , Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India .
authors: Vidhya Vijaya
authors: VV
authors: Raghavan
authors: Microbiologist, Department of Microbiology, KG Hospital , Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India .
authors: Ravi Kumar
authors: RK
authors: Sindhu
keywords: Blood agar; Macconkey agar; Streptococcus pneumoniae
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