streptococcus
链球菌,连环菌
Definitions
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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.