Blood Agar Hemolysis

 

Figures ‘A’ and ‘B’ show typical Beta-hemolysis.  In ‘A’, the zone of hemolysis lies near bacterial growth whereas in ‘B’, hemolysis extends significantly further into the medium.  ‘C’ shows the typical greenish-brown coloration of alpha-hemolysis.  Here a rather large zone has formed, although for some bacteria, the hemolytic zone does not extend far beyond the edge of the bacterial growth.

 

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