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Table 2 Proportion of S. anginosus and S. constellatus biotypes in cytokine response groups

From: Host cytokine responses distinguish invasive from airway isolates of the Streptococcusmilleri/anginosis group

Biotype

Total no. of isolates

Cytokine response group

  

Low

Intermediate

High

S. anginosus

    

  Active

3

0

3

0

  Non-Active

6

3

0

3

  HA Positive

3

2

0

1

S. constellatus

    

  Lancefield Group C, β-hemolytic

3

2

1

0

  Lancefield Group F Active

2

0

2

0

  NG/Lancefield group F non-active

6

1

4

1

  1. HA hyaluronidase, NG non-groupable.