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CAMP test
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<p>The CAMP test (Christie–Atkins–Munch-Petersen) is a test to identify group B <a href="/facts/Hemolysis_(microbiology)/YYPDLl8o">β-hemolytic</a> <a href="/facts/Streptococci/Fx8lJ0nz">streptococci</a> (<i><a href="/facts/Streptococcus_agalactiae/3eqBy1pu">Streptococcus agalactiae</a></i>) based on their formation of a substance, CAMP factor, that enlarges the area of <a href="/facts/Hemolysis/1WpVYHkP">hemolysis</a> formed by the β-<a href="/facts/Hemolysin/VFXR9Exg">hemolysin</a> elaborated from <i><a href="/facts/Staphylococcus_aureus/9yDVBMsc">Staphylococcus aureus</a></i>. </p>