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Viridans Streptococci are all, Except?

  • A.Most of them show alpha hemolysis on sheep blood agar
  • B.Found as a most common pathogen in dental caries
  • C.Not groupable according to Lancefield serology
  • D.Found only in the oral cavities as commensals 

Answer: D

Correct answer: Found only in the oral cavities as commensals

Viridans streptococci are commensals of the mouth but also of the pharynx, the gastrointestinal tract and the female genital tract, so “only in the oral cavities” is too narrow. The other three statements hold: most are alpha-haemolytic, they are the principal agents of dental caries, and they carry no Lancefield group antigen.

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