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Cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis
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streptococcus
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A spherical, gram-positive bacterium of the genus ''Streptococcus''. Although commonly found benignly in the human mouth and gut, and though many species are non-pathogenic, other species can cause diseases including strep throat and more serious conditions. ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. spherical gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis [syn: streptococci , strep ] [also: streptococci (pl)]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Streptococcus is a genus of coccus (spherical) Gram-positive bacteria belonging to the phylum Firmicutes and the order Lactobacillales (lactic acid bacteria). Cell division in this genus occurs along a single axis in these bacteria, thus they grow in chains ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
bacteria genus, 1877, Modern Latin, coined by Viennese surgeon Albert Theodor Billroth (1829-1894) from strepto- "twisted" + Modern Latin coccus "spherical bacterium," from Greek kokkos "berry" (see cocco- ). So called because the bacteria usually form ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Streptococcus \Strep`to*coc"cus\, n.; pl. Streptococci . [NL., fr. Gr. ? pliant, curved + ? a grain, seed.] (Biol.) A long or short chain of micrococci, more or less curved.
Usage examples of streptococcus.
The source of the infection is a mundane family of bacteria called Group A Streptococcus, which normally do no more than cause strep throat.
According to Williams, all of the children conceived at the original Chrysalis had been expressly endowed with a genetic immunity to all forms of streptococcus, including this particularly virulent strain, but Dhasal did not intend to accept that premise as a given until tested.
But necrotizing streptococcus has its own agenda, its own timetable for killing.
Why should you be more important than a streptococcus or a mosquito, just because you happen to be a little more highly developed from one point of view-your own?
Although clinical trials had not yet even begun, preliminary tests had indicated that Ribomax, a genetically engineered RNA molecule, was effective against a wide range of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, including pathogens of the genera Clostridium, Staphylococcus, and Streptococcus.
Every human being carries with him the seeds of infection, from oral bacteria to intestinal flora, and even often streptococci in the hair follicles of the skin.
This was all somehow related to everyday group A beta-hemolytic streptococci and Staphylococcus aureus, which Hammer could not comprehend beyond figuring out that the microscopic bastards were eating her husband alive.