Streptococcus pneumoniae


Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus, is a gram-positive, alpha-hemolytic diplococcus aerotolerant anaerobe and a member of the genus Streptococcus.[1] An important human pathogen, S. pneumoniae was recognized as a major cause of pneumonia in the late 19th century and is the subject of many humoral immunity studies.

Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus pneumoniae.jpg
SEM micrograph of S. pneumoniae.
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S. pneumoniae
Binomial name
Streptococcus pneumoniae
(Klein 1884)
Chester 1901

Streptococcus Pneumoniae Media

References

  1. Sherris Medical Microbiology (4th ed.). McGraw Hill. 2004. ISBN 0-8385-8529-9.