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StreptococcusAka: Beta-hemolytic Streptococcus, Lancefield Group, Alpha-hemolytic Streptococcus, Non-hemolytic Streptococcus
- Characteristics
- Beta-hemolytic Streptococcus (Lancefield Groups)
- Group A Streptococcus (Streptococcus Pyogenes)
- Group B Streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae)
- Group C Streptococcus
- Group G Streptococcus
- Alpha-hemolytic Streptococcus
- Streptococcus Pneumoniae (Pneumococcus)
- Viridans streptococcus (bacterial endocarditis)
- Non-hemolytic Streptococcus
- Streptococcus faecalis (Group D)
- Certain members of Groups B, C, D, H, and O
Streptococcus (C0038402) | |
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| Definition (CSP) | 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. |
| Definition (MSH) | 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. |
| Concepts | Bacterium (T007) |
| MSH | D013291 |
| English | Genus Streptococcus, STREP, Streptococcus, STREPTOCOCCUS PREPARATION, Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 |
| Spanish | estreptococo |
| Parent Concepts | Streptococcaceae (C0038394), Bacteria (C0004611), Unclassified Ingredients (C1372954), Unclassified Ingredient Preparations (C1377282), Catalase-negative Gram-positive coccus (C0445639), Fastidious bacteria (C1532433), Facultative anaerobic bacteria (C1532741) |
| Sources | AOD, CSP, LCH, MSH, NCBI, NDFRT, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
