Diplococcus pneumoniae shows the following characters except
Capsule
Bile solubility test positive
Causes Meningitis
Not pathogenic to mice
Streptococcus pneumoniae is capsulated and bile soluble. It can cause infections like meningitis, pneumonia etc. Experimentally, a fatal infection can be produced in mice or rabbits by intraperitoneal inoculation of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Death occurs in 1-3 days and Streptococcus pneumoniae can be demonstrated in large numbers in the peritoneal exudate and hea blood. Reference: Textbook of Microbiology; Anathanarayan and panicker's; 10th edition; Page no: 226
Bacteriology