Fig. 1A: Beta Hemolysis on Blood
Agar (Indirect Lighting)
Note clear, colorless zone surrounding colonies where complete lysis of the
red blood cells by the hemolysins has occurred. (See close
up image.)
Microbiology Laboratory Manual by Gary E. Kaiser, PhD, Professor of Microbiology
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