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streptococcus

/strep-tuh-kok-uhs/US // ˌstrɛp təˈkɒk əs //UK // (ˌstrɛptəʊˈkɒkəs) //

链球菌,连环菌

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural strep·to·coc·ci [strep-tuh-kok-sahy, -see]. /ˌstrɛp təˈkɒk saɪ, -si/. Bacteriology.

    • : any of several spherical or oval bacteria of the genus Streptococcus, occurring in pairs or chains, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans, causing scarlet fever, tonsillitis, etc.

Examples

  • Turns out, there are specific strains of bacteria — streptococcus mutans, in particular — that are more common in mouths with cavities.

  • By far the most frequent exciting causes of acute otitis media are the pneumococcus and the streptococcus.

  • The least trace of Gomenol prevents the growth in vitro of the streptococcus, the tuberculous bacillus and the gonococcus.

  • Erysipelas is a much-dreaded disease which is the result of infection with the blood-poisoning germ—streptococcus.

  • Cultivations from the liver gave a pure growth of what appeared to be a typical (non-capsulated) Streptococcus pyogenes longus.

  • If the resulting growth resembles that of the streptococcus, make subcultivations upon nutrient agar.