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Streptococcus

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-026978

A genus of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria whose organisms occur in pairs or chains. No endospores are produced. Many species exist as commensals or parasites on man or animals with some being highly pathogenic. A few species are saprophytes and occur in the natural environment.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-026978
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Record as JSON 
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  "references": [
    "NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)"
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/streptococcus/"
}

Record 26,978 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.