DIFFERENCE BETWEEN Staphylococcus sp. AND Streptococcus sp.

 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN Staphylococcus sp. AND Streptococcus sp.

S.No	Characteristics	Staphylococcus sp.	Streptococcus sp.
1	Arrangement	Grape like cluster	Chain like arrangement
2	Cell division	Binary fission occurs in various directions (Multiple axes).	Binary fission occurs in one linear direction (Single axis).
3	Catalase test	Positive	Negative
4	Enriched media	Does not need Enriched media (Non-fastidious).	Need Enriched media (Fastidious).
5	Habitat	Found in Skin.	Found in Respiratory tract.
6	Number of species	40 Species.	50 Species.
7	Hemolysis	No hemolysis or Beta hemolysis	Alpha or Beta or Gamma hemolysis.
8	Pathogenic species	Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus haemolyticus, Staphylococcus hominis and Staphylococcus saprophyticus	Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus bovis and Streptococcus  pneumoniae
9	Common Diseases	Food poisoning, Bacterial conjunctivitis, Skin diseases, Community-acquired meningitis, Surgical site infection, Wound infection, Impetigo, cellulitis, and Toxic shock syndrome.	Strep throat, Scarlet fever, Impetigo, Toxic shock syndrome, Cellulitis, Necrotizing fasciitis, Sinusitis,  Blood infections, Pneumonia and Meningitis in newborns.
10	Species Differentiation	Coagulase test, DNase test, Mannitol Salt Agar and Novobiocin Sensitivity Test	Hemolysis in Blood agar, Bacitracin Sensitivity Test, PYR Test, CAMP Test, Opthocin Sensitivity Test
11	Respiration	Most are Aerobes while some others are Facultative anaerobes.	Most are Facultative anaerobes while some others are Obligate anaerobes.
12	Mannitol fermentation	Observed only in Staphylococcus aureus	Not observed
13	Halotolerance	Halotolerant. Can tolerate upto 8% salt concentration.	Inhibited by high concentration of salt.