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... > Bacteria > Firmicutes > Lactobacillales > Streptococcaceae > Streptococcus > Viridans Streptococci
... > Bacteria > Gram-Positive Bacteria > Lactobacillales > Streptococcaceae > Streptococcus > Viridans Streptococci
... > Bacteria > Gram-Positive Bacteria > Gram-Positive Cocci > Streptococcaceae > Streptococcus > Viridans Streptococci

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Viridans Streptococci  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A large heterogeneous group of mostly alpha-hemolytic streptococci. They colonize the respiratory tract at birth and generally have a low degree of pathogenicity. This group of species includes STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS; and the STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI GROUP. The latter are often beta-hemolytic and commonly produce invasive pyogenic infections including brain and abdominal abscesses.

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Synonym(s)

  • Streptococcus Viridans Group
  • txid78535

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-F8QF80TM-4

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