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  1. Streptococcus is a genus of gram-positive coccus (pl.: cocci) or spherical bacteria that belongs to the family Streptococcaceae, within the order Lactobacillales (lactic acid bacteria), in the phylum Bacillota.

  2. Streptococcus. Streptococcaceae are a family of Gram-positive bacteria, placed within the order Lactobacillales. [1] Representative genera include Lactococcus, Lactovum, and Streptococcus .

  3. streptococcus, (genus Streptococcus ), group of spheroidal bacteria belonging to the family Streptococcaceae. The term streptococcus (“twisted berry”) refers to the bacteria’s characteristic grouping in chains that resemble a string of beads. Streptococci are microbiologically characterized as gram-positive and nonmotile.

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  4. The genus Streptococcus currently comprises 99 recognized species, many of which are associated with disease in humans and animals ( www.bacterio.net/streptococcus.html ). The streptococci are gram-positive cocci that are usually arranged in chains of varying lengths and in some cases pairs.

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  6. Streptococcus anginosus is a species of Streptococcus. [1] This species, Streptococcus intermedius, and Streptococcus constellatus constitute the anginosus group, which is sometimes also referred to as the milleri group after the previously assumed but later refuted idea of a single species Streptococcus milleri.

  7. Oct 19, 2014 · This chapter discusses briefly the family Streptococcaceae and its three genera Streptococcus, Lactococcus, and Lactovum.

  8. Streptococci are Gram-positive, nonmotile, nonsporeforming, catalase-negative cocci that occur in pairs or chains. Older cultures may lose their Gram-positive character. Most streptococci are facultative anaerobes, and some are obligate (strict) anaerobes. Most require enriched media (blood agar).

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