| Descriptor English: | Streptococcus |
| Descriptor Spanish: | Streptococcus |
| Descriptor Portuguese: | Streptococcus |
| Descriptor French: | Streptococcus |
| Tree number(s): |
B03.353.750.737.872 B03.510.400.800.872 B03.510.550.737.872 |
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013291 |
| Scope note: | A genus of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria whose organisms occur in pairs or chains. No endospores are produced. Many species exist as commensals or parasites on man or animals with some being highly pathogenic. A few species are saprophytes and occur in the natural environment. |
| Annotation: | general or unspecified; prefer specifics; hemolytic streptococci equals STREPTOCOCCUS unless specified in text as S. pyogenes, S. agalactiae, etc.; group A equals STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; B equals STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; D equals ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; S. equinus (index under STREPTOCOCCUS); N equals LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; groups E, L, M, O, R, S go under STREPTOCOCCUS; infection equals STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CH chemistry CL classification CY cytology DE drug effects EN enzymology GD growth & development GE genetics IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PH physiology PY pathogenicity RE radiation effects UL ultrastructure VI virology |
| Entry Version: | STREP |
| DeCS ID: | 13678 |
| Unique ID: | D013291 |
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 2015/04/15 |
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Bacteria [B03]Bacteria
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Streptococcus
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| Concept UI |
M0020569 |
| Scope note | A genus of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria whose organisms occur in pairs or chains. No endospores are produced. Many species exist as commensals or parasites on man or animals with some being highly pathogenic. A few species are saprophytes and occur in the natural environment. |
| Preferred term | Streptococcus |
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