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

Preferred term

Streptococcus equi  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Streptococcus zooepidemicus

Note

  • infection: coordinate with STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS

Scope note

  • A species of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria isolated from abscesses in submaxillary glands and mucopurulent discharges of the upper respiratory tract of horses. This organism belongs to Group C streptococci with regards to antigen response and is known to cause strangles. The subspecies S. zooepidemicus is also considered a pathogen of horses.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018502

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