Streptococcus zooepidemicus
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streptococcus-zooepidemicus-250-9317129
title:
Streptococcus zooepidemicus
text:
Streptococcus zooepidemicus is a Lancefield group C streptococcus that was first isolated in 1934 by P. R. Edwards, and named Animal pyogens A. It is a mucosal commensal and opportunistic pathogen that infects several animals and humans, but most commonly isolated from the uterus of mares. It is a subspecies of Streptococcus equi, a contagious upper respiratory tract infection of horses, and shares greater than 98% DNA homology, as well as many of the same virulence factors.
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description:
Species of bacterium
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streptococcus_zooepidemicus
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date modified:
2023-08-27T12:18:32Z
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