The scientific name for Diplococcus pneumoniae is now Streptococcus pneumoniae. The genus name was changed from Diplococcus to Streptococcus following reclassification.
It is the bacterium that causes pneumonia.
In vitro, it inhibits the growth of Diplococcus pneumoniae and other bacteria and delays the deterioration of embryonic renal cells caused by a virus.
Pneumococcus is really Streptococcus Pneumoniae and it has a lancet shape and is often paired (which is why it's called a diplococcus, di=two).
The genus and species of Mycoplasma pneumoniae is Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
Diplococcus, I believe.
It is gonorrhea that is a diplococcus, not chlamydia.
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
No, Klebsiella pneumoniae is non-motile. No, Klebsiella pneumoniae is non-motile.
"Diplo" in diplococcus refers to the arrangement of the bacteria in pairs, where two cocci are joined together. "Coccus" indicates the spherical shape of the bacteria.
Droplet procedure
No, K. pneumoniae will not grow on Mannitol Salt Agar- gram negative organisms cannot grow on MSA, and K. pneumoniae is gram negative.