text: is tsi(triple sugar & iron) agar used in the identification of streptococcus suis and s. porcinus? pls...?   please check with a doctor....this is only a statement!!!!!   disabling infections of the bones..{bursitis } .......{ streptococcus} a spherical-shaped bacterium found in chain arrangerment, when observed microscopically,some types cause disease, such as scarlet fever and sore throat.