Mesh term Streptococcus
Browse to parent terms:Streptococcaceae
Description
A genus of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria whose organisms occur in pairs or chains. No endospores are produced. Many species exist as commensals or parasites on man or animals with some being highly pathogenic. A few species are saprophytes and occur in the natural environment.Browse to child terms:
Streptococcus agalactiae
Streptococcus bovis
Streptococcus equi
Streptococcus gallolyticus
Streptococcus gordonii
Streptococcus iniae
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus pyogenes
Streptococcus salivarius
Streptococcus suis
Streptococcus thermophilus
Viridans Streptococci
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