STREPTOCOCCI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does streptococci mean? 

• STREPTOCOCCI (noun)
  The noun STREPTOCOCCI has 1 sense:

1. spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis

  Familiarity information: STREPTOCOCCI used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STREPTOCOCCI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

strep; streptococci; streptococcus

Hypernyms ("streptococci" is a kind of...):

eubacteria; eubacterium; true bacteria (a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella)

Holonyms ("streptococci" is a member of...):

genus Streptococcus (a genus of bacteria)

 Context examples 

It is usually caused by Haemophilus influenza, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and beta-hemolytic streptococci.

(Orbital Cellulitis, NCI Thesaurus)

Flomoxef has activity against epidermides, streptococci, propionibacteria, and both methicillin-resistant and -susceptible Staphylococcus aureus.

(Flomoxef, NCI Thesaurus)

The system was also successful at killing off coliform bacteria and other pathogens in the water including faecal matter, E.coli and streptococci bacteria.

(Soil-based filter bricks clean up water for Moroccan farmers, SciDev.Net)

With excellent activity against gram-positive staphylococci and streptococci, it is primarily used for treatment of primary and secondary skin disorders, nasal infections, and wound healing.

(Mupirocin, NCI Thesaurus)