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  2. Bacterial pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    Atypical bacteria causing pneumonia are Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydophila pneumoniae (J16.0), Mycoplasma pneumoniae (J15.7), and Legionella pneumophila. The term "atypical" does not relate to how commonly these organisms cause pneumonia, how well it responds to common antibiotics or how typical the symptoms are; it refers instead to the fact ...

  3. Streptococcus pneumoniae - Wikipedia

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    Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus, is a Gram-positive, spherical bacteria, alpha-hemolytic member of the genus Streptococcus. [1] S. pneumoniae cells are usually found in pairs (diplococci) and do not form spores and are non motile. [2] As a significant human pathogenic bacterium S. pneumoniae was recognized as a major cause of ...

  4. Pneumococcal infection - Wikipedia

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    Pneumococcal infection is an infection caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae. [1] S. pneumoniae is a common member of the bacterial flora colonizing the nose and throat of 5–10% of healthy adults and 20–40% of healthy children. [2] However, it is also a cause of significant disease, being a leading cause of pneumonia, bacterial ...

  5. Streptococcus - Wikipedia

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    Streptococcus is a genus of gram-positive (pl.: cocci) or spherical bacteria that belongs to the family Streptococcaceae, within the order Lactobacillales (lactic acid bacteria), in the phylum Bacillota. [2] Cell division in streptococci occurs along a single axis, thus when growing they tend to form pairs or chains, which may appear bent or ...

  6. Group A streptococcal infection - Wikipedia

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    Group A streptococcal infections are a number of infections with Streptococcus pyogenes, a group A streptococcus (GAS). [ 1 ]S. pyogenes is a species of beta-hemolytic Gram-positive bacteria that is responsible for a wide range of infections that are mostly common and fairly mild. If the bacteria enters the bloodstream, the infection can become ...

  7. Streptococcus pyogenes - Wikipedia

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    Rosenbach 1884. Streptococcus pyogenes is a species of Gram-positive, aerotolerant bacteria in the genus Streptococcus. These bacteria are extracellular, and made up of non-motile and non-sporing cocci (round cells) that tend to link in chains. They are clinically important for humans, as they are an infrequent, but usually pathogenic, part of ...

  8. Anaerobic infection - Wikipedia

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    Anaerobic infections are caused by anaerobic bacteria. Obligately anaerobic bacteria do not grow on solid media in room air (0.04% carbon dioxide and 21% oxygen); facultatively anaerobic bacteria can grow in the presence or absence of air. Microaerophilic bacteria do not grow at all aerobically or grow poorly, but grow better under 10% carbon ...

  9. Gram-positive bacteria - Wikipedia

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    Gram-positive bacteria. Rod-shaped gram-positive Bacillus anthracis bacteria in a cerebrospinal fluid sample stand out from round white blood cells, which also accept the crystal violet stain. In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify ...