Lancefield grouping of streptococci is done by using-
Correct Answer: Group C carbohydrate antigen
Description: β hemolytic Streptococcus is classified to group A-V based on C carbohydrate antigen (Lancefield classification)
M protein is used to further classify group A Streptococcus (Griffith typing).
Ref: Apurba Sastry’s Essentials of Medical Microbiology 1/e p221, Ananthanarayan 9/e p209
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