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What is a streptococcus?

What is a streptococcus? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. 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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Bacterial conjunctivitis is often caused by bacteria such as staphylococcus and streptococcus.
One of these bacteria is the streptococcus which enters the body from the oral cavity.
A related infection, streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, or STSS, is caused by streptococcus bacteria.
For its part streptococcus thermophilus promotes the growth of the lactobacilli by creating minute amounts of formic acid.
By far the most frequent exciting causes of acute otitis media are the pneumococcus and the streptococcus.
One blood culture revealed the presence of streptococcus in addition to Bacillus pestis.

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