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  2. Bacterial taxonomy - Wikipedia

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    The abbreviation for species is sp. (plural spp.) and is used after a generic epithet to indicate a species of that genus. Often used to denote a strain of a genus for which the species is not known either because the organism has not been described yet as a species or insufficient tests were conducted to identify it.

  3. List of medical abbreviations: S - Wikipedia

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    SP s/p: status post; condition after" SPE: streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin Spec: specimen SPECT: single-photon emission computed tomography: SPEP: serum protein electrophoresis: SPET: single-photon emission tomography: spp. species, as in bacterial species (e.g. Enterobacteriaceae spp.) Sp. fl. spinal fluid (see cerebrospinal fluid) Sp. gr ...

  4. Glossary of scientific naming - Wikipedia

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    Linnaeus' Species Plantarum (1753) This is a list of terms and symbols used in scientific names for organisms, and in describing the names. For proper parts of the names themselves, see List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names.

  5. Binomial nomenclature - Wikipedia

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    The abbreviation "sp." is used when the actual specific name cannot or need not be specified. The abbreviation "spp." (plural) indicates "several species". These abbreviations are not italicised (or underlined).

  6. Gram-positive bacteria - Wikipedia

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    In gram-positive bacteria, the S-layer is attached to the peptidoglycan layer. Gram-negative bacteria's S-layer is attached directly to the outer membrane. Specific to gram-positive bacteria is the presence of teichoic acids in the cell wall. Some of these are lipoteichoic acids, which have a lipid component in the cell membrane that can assist ...

  7. Corynebacterium - Wikipedia

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    Corynebacterium (/ k ɔː ˈ r aɪ n ə b æ k ˌ t ɪər i ə m,-ˈ r ɪ n-/) is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria and most are aerobic.They are bacilli (rod-shaped), and in some phases of life they are, more specifically, club-shaped, which inspired the genus name (coryneform means "club-shaped").

  8. Streptococcus - Wikipedia

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    Streptococcus is a genus of gram-positive 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 twisted.

  9. Gene nomenclature - Wikipedia

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    Gene nomenclature is the scientific naming of genes, the units of heredity in living organisms. It is also closely associated with protein nomenclature, as genes and the proteins they code for usually have similar nomenclature.