GENUS STREPTOCOCCUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Streptococcus mean? 

• GENUS STREPTOCOCCUS (noun)
  The noun GENUS STREPTOCOCCUS has 1 sense:

1. a genus of bacteria

  Familiarity information: GENUS STREPTOCOCCUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS STREPTOCOCCUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of bacteria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Streptococcus" is a kind of...):

bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)

Meronyms (members of "genus Streptococcus"):

strep; streptococci; streptococcus (spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis)

Streptococcus anhemolyticus (a species of bacteria)

Holonyms ("genus Streptococcus" is a member of...):

family Lactobacillaceae; family Lactobacteriaceae; Lactobacillaceae; Lactobacteriaceae (lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid)

 Context examples 

A bacterium that is assigned to the genus Streptococcus that is unable to facilitate red blood cell lysis.

(Gamma-Hemolytic Streptococcus, NCI Thesaurus)

Any bacteria assigned to the genus Streptococcus that requires oxygen to grow or respirate.

(Aerobic Streptococcus, NCI Thesaurus)

Any bacteria assigned to the genus Streptococcus that does not require oxygen to grow or respirate.

(Anaerobic Streptococcus, NCI Thesaurus)

A bacterium that is assigned to the genus Streptococcus that is able to reduce the iron content in hemoglobin in red blood cells, thus producing green colored colonies on blood agar plates.

(Alpha-Hemolytic Streptococcus, NCI Thesaurus)

A bacterium that is assigned to the genus Streptococcus that is able to facilitate the complete rupturing of red blood cells, thus producing wide, clear, zones around colonies on blood agar plates.

(Beta-Hemolytic Streptococcus, NCI Thesaurus)