1.0Glossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossaryGlossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/author/adminglossary/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="9AUk2j63nA"><a href="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/streptococcus/">Streptococcus</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/streptococcus/embed/#?secret=9AUk2j63nA" width="600" height="338" title="“Streptococcus” — Glossary" data-secret="9AUk2j63nA" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> 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.A type of spherical bacteria.A bacterium that is the cause of strep throat and other diseases.A genus of bacteria which grows in long chains, and causes fevers such as scarlet fever, tonsillitis and rheumatic fever.Genus of bacteria, many species of which produce disease in humans, including tonsillitis, pneumonia, and urinary tract infections. Some strains of streptococcus have become resistant to penicillin.A type of disease-causing bacteria that grow in the form of chains. Common species include S pneumoniae and S pyogenes.A genus of Gram-positive nonmotile spherical bacteria occurring in chains. Most species are saprophytes; some are pathogenic. Many pathogenic species are hemolytic i.e. they have the ability to destroy red blood cells in blood agar. This provides a useful basis for classifying the many different strains. Strains of S. pyogenes (the β-hemolytic streptococci) are associated with many infections, including scarlet fever, and produce many exotoxins. Strains of S. viridans (the α-hemolytic streptococci) are associated with bacterial 'endocarditis. The species S. pneumoniae (formerly Diplococcus pneumoniae), the pneumococcus, is associated with pneumonia. It occurs in pairs, surrounded by a capsule.A variety of gram-positive bacterium which under the microscope resembles a string of beads. Some are pathogenic (cause disease), including haemolytic types which can destroy red blood cells in a culture of blood agar. This offers a method of classifying the varying streptococcal strains. Alpha-haemolytic streptococci are usually associated with bacterial endocarditis. Scarlet fever is caused by a B-haemolytic streptococcus called S. pyogenes. S. pneumoniae, also called pneumococcus, causes respiratory-tract infections, including pneumonia. S. pyogenes may on its own, or with other bacteria, cause severe necrotising fasciitis or cellulitis in which oedema and death of subcutaneous tissues occur. This infection can spread very rapidly and, unless urgently treated with antibiotics and sometimes surgery, death may quickly result. This spread is related to the ability of S. pyogenes to produce toxic substances called exotoxins. Many streptococci can be treated with penicillin, and increasing resistance has meant that other antibiotics may be needed.A genus of gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic cocci of the family Streptococcaceae, in which the cells tend to form chains or pairs. Many species are saprophytes, but others are virulent pathogens. They may be classified as alpha (a), beta (/3), and gamma (y) on the basis of their growth on blood agar plates and the hemolysis produced. Alpha-hemolytic streptococci produce partial hemolysis and create a greenish coloration around the colonies. Beta-hemolytic types completely hemolyze blood and form clear zones round colonies; those of the gamma type are nonhemolytic and do not change the color of the medium. Streptococci are also classified into several immunological groups (Lancefield groups) designated by the letters A through H, and K through O. Most human infections are caused by groups A, B, D, F, G, H, K, and O. Approximately 100 types of group A beta-hemolytic streptococci have been identified.Streptococcus is a genus of gram-positive bacteria, characterized by their round or oval shape. Among them, Group A streptococci are responsible for several human ailments, such as strep throat, impetigo, and acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (ASPGN).Round or oval bacteria that arrange in chains and are part of the Streptococcus genus. Various types exist within this classification, including Streptococcus pyogenes, which is responsible for illnesses like scarlet fever and erysipelas. It's also referred to as hemolytic streptococcus.