Bacteria: Staphylococcus and Streptococcus

This is an intermediate level course that details the characteristic features and infections caused by the two bacteria -- Staphylococcus and Streptococcus.

The course is divided into six sections.

In the first section, you will learn about:

• What is Streptococcus

• History of Staphylococcus

• Species of Staphylococcus

In the second section, you will learn about:

• Staphylococcal Infection

• Symptoms

• What is a boil, carbuncle, furuncle

• Impetigo, Cellulitis, Abscess

In the third section, you will learn about:

• Who is at risk?

• How does Staphylococcus spread?

• How to self assess the infection

• Treatment and Prevention

In the fourth section, you will learn about:

• What is Streptococcus?

• Species of Streptococcus

• Hemolysis and Serologic Typing

• Biochemical Reactions of Streptococcus pyogenes

In the fifth section, you will learn about:

• Streptococcal Infections

• Alpha Hemolytic Streptococci

  - Streptococcus pneumoniae

  - Viridans Streptococci

  
  

• Beta Hemolytic Streptococci

  - Group A Strepococci

     -- Streptococcus pyogenes

  - Group B Streptococci

     -- Streptococcus agalactiae

  
  

In the sixth section, you will learn about:

• Difference between alpha hemolysis and beta hemolysis

• Difference between Staphylococus and Streptococcus

By the end of the course, you would have learnt about the fundamentals of staphylococcus and streptococcus.

This course is suitable for those who have basic knowledge of bacteria, its appearance & structure and gram staining techniques. If you would like to know the basics of bacteria, please enroll for my course titled "Introduction to Bacteriology" on Udemy.

The length of the course is about 52 minutes.

I hope you find this course beneficial and valuable.