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Streptococci

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.

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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.

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streptococcusnoun	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.
strepnoun	(informal) A streptococcus.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Streptococci"

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Word	Definition
strepnoun	(informal) A streptococcus.
nonhemolytic	Not hemolytic.
streptococcal	Relating to bacteria of the genus Streptococcus.
pneumococcusnoun	A gram-positive bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae, that causes pneumonia and other infectious diseases
meningococcusnoun	A pathogenic bacterium (Neisseria meningitidis), common cause of cerebrospinal meningitis
clostridiumnoun	(bacteriology) Any of several mostly anaerobic gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Clostridium, that are present in the soil and in the intestines of humans and animals and are capable of forming spores
mycobacteriumnoun	(bacteriology) Any of many rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Mycobacterium, that cause diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy.
mycobacterianoun	rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases
escherichianoun	a genus of Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria from the family Enterobacteriaceae.
bacteremianoun	Alternative spelling of bacteraemia. [The medical condition of having bacteria in the bloodstream.]
borrelia burgdorferinoun	a bacterial species of the spirochete class in the genus Borrelia, and is one of the causative agents of Lyme disease in humans.
escherichia colinoun	Escherichia coliWells, J. C. Longman Pronunciation Dictionary.
borrelianoun	Any of various helically coiled spirochetes, of the genus Borrelia, some of which cause relapsing fever
methicillinnoun	(pharmacology) Alternative spelling of meticillin. [(pharmacology) A semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₇H₂₀N₂O₆S used especially in the form of its sodium salt against staphylococci which produce penicillinase.]
bacteraemianoun	The medical condition of having bacteria in the bloodstream.
colinoun	(often attributive, bacteriology) Escherichia coli, a Gram-negative bacterium commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms.
corynebacteriumnoun	Any bacterium, of the genus Corynebacterium, many of which are pathogenic or parasitic.
enteric bacterianoun	rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals
pathogennoun	(pathology, immunology) An agent that can cause disease, especially an infectious microorganism, such as a bacterium, virus, protozoon or fungus.
enteric fevernoun	typhoid fever