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Streptococcus is a genus of spherical Gram-positive bacteria belonging to the phylum Firmicutes [1] and the lactic acid bacteria group. Cellular division occurs along a single axis ...
Streptococcus pyogenes and streptococcal disease
Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology chapter on Streptococcus pyogenes discusses Group A strep, GAS, strep throat and other streptococcal diseases.
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streptococcus n. , pl. -cocci . A round to ovoid, gram-positive, often pathogenic bacterium of the genus Streptococcus that occurs in pairs or

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Streptococcus, genus of spherical, gram-positive, aerobic bacteria. The streptococci occur in pairs or chains, and some species are pathogenic in humans. Streptococcal infections include strep throat, scarlet fever, erysipelas, puerperal fever, and some pneumonias. The drugs of choice for treating such infections are penicillin and erythromycin. Cultures of nonpathogenic lactic streptococci are used in the fermentation of dairy products such as cheese and buttermilk.

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