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Also Known As	Streptococcus

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Streptococcus pyogenes

Illustration of Streptococcus mutans bacteria as linked, round purple cells forming chains on a textured, pinkish surface representing tissue in the mouth.

Streptococcus pneumoniae

group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus; rheumatic fever

Streptococcus mutans

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Topics

Streptococcus lactis Streptococcus agalactiae Streptococcus cremoris Streptococcus thermophilus Streptococcus viridans Streptococcus pyogenes Streptococcus pluton Streptococcus mutans Streptococcus equi pneumococcus Lactobacillus staphylococcus

Key People

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Rebecca Lancefield

American bacteriologist