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... > Bacteria > Firmicutes > Lactobacillales > Streptococcaceae > Streptococcus > Streptococcus bovis
... > Bacteria > Gram-Positive Bacteria > Lactobacillales > Streptococcaceae > Streptococcus > Streptococcus bovis
... > Bacteria > Gram-Positive Bacteria > Gram-Positive Cocci > Streptococcaceae > Streptococcus > Streptococcus bovis

Preferred term

Streptococcus bovis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Streptococcus equinus

Note

  • infection: coordinate with STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS

Scope note

  • A species of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria commonly found in the alimentary tract of cows, sheep, and other ruminants. It occasionally is encountered in cases of human endocarditis. This species is nonhemolytic.

History note

  • 1992; for STREPTOCOCCUS EQUINUS use under STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS 2020-2022

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016985

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