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viridans — vir·i·dans vir ə .danz adj producing alpha hemolysis <viridans streptococci> … Medical dictionary
viridans endocarditis — a subacute form of infective endocarditis due to infection with viridans streptococci … Medical dictionary
Streptococcus viridans — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Streptococcus viridans group image width = 240px regnum = Bacteria phylum = Firmicutes classis = Bacilli ordo = Lactobacillales familia = Streptococcaceae genus = Streptococcus Streptococcus viridans is a pseudo… … Wikipedia
Streptococcus viridans — ist eine pseudotaxonomische Bezeichnung für eine große Gruppe von im Allgemeinen nicht pathogenen Streptokokken. Systematik … Deutsch Wikipedia
nutritionally variant streptococci — (NVS) a group of fastidious bacteria, formerly classified in the viridans group of the genus Streptococcus, that grow as satellite colonies around other bacteria. They are currently classified in the genera Abiotrophia and Granulicatella … Medical dictionary
Streptococcus — A group of bacteria, familiarly known as strep, that can (and do) cause a multitude of diseases. The name comes from the Greek strepto meaning twisted + kokkos meaning berry, and that is exactly what Strep look like under the microscope, like a… … Medical dictionary
Endocarditis — eMedicine2|ped|2511 MeshID = D004696 Endocarditis is an inflammation of the inner layer of the heart, the endocardium. It usually involves the heart valves (native or prosthetic valves). Other structures which may be involved include the… … Wikipedia
Streptococcus — Genus of Gram positive cocci that grow in chains. Some species ( Strep. pyogenes in particular) are responsible for important diseases in humans (pharyngitis, scarlet fever, rheumatic fever) : Strep. pneumoniae is the main culprit in lobar and… … Dictionary of molecular biology
Hemolysis (microbiology) — Hemolysis is the breakdown of red blood cells. The ability of bacterial colonies to induce hemolysis when grown on blood agar is used to classify certain microorganisms. This is a particularly useful in classifying streptococcal species. A… … Wikipedia
Subacute bacterial endocarditis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|I|33|0|i|30 ICD9 = ICD9|421.0 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D004698 Subacute bacterial endocarditis (also called endocarditis lenta) is a … Wikipedia
