streptococcus

streptococcus
noun (plural streptococci) Etymology: New Latin Date: 1877 any of a genus (Streptococcus) of spherical or ovoid chiefly nonmotile and parasitic gram-positive bacteria that divide only in one plane, occur in pairs or chains, and include important pathogens of humans and domestic animals; broadly a coccus occurring in chains

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  • Streptococcus — vgl. Streptokokke …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

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