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... > Bacteria > Firmicutes > Lactobacillales > Streptococcaceae > Streptococcus > Viridans Streptococci
... > Bacteria > Gram-Positive Bacteria > Lactobacillales > Streptococcaceae > Streptococcus > Viridans Streptococci
... > Bacteria > Gram-Positive Bacteria > Gram-Positive Cocci > Streptococcaceae > Streptococcus > Viridans Streptococci

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Viridans Streptococci  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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  • Streptococcus Viridans Group

Note

  • infection: coord IM with STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS (IM)

Scope note

  • A large heterogeneous group of mostly alpha-hemolytic streptococci. They colonize the respiratory tract at birth and generally have a low degree of pathogenicity. This group of species includes STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS; and the STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI GROUP. The latter are often beta-hemolytic and commonly produce invasive pyogenic infections including brain and abdominal abscesses.

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  • 2003

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D034363

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