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This indicates the natural balance of the oral biofilm had been upset -- mutans had outcompeted the other streptococci leading to the pre-disease state.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2024
And it suggests that hemolytic streptococci vaccines provided “significant protection” against pneumonia and mortality.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 19, 2023
The scratch became infected by streptococci and staphylococci and spread to his eyes and scalp, according to “The Mold in Dr. Florey’s Coat.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 11, 2020
Necrotizing fasciitis can be caused by group-A streptococci or by staphylococci, common bacteria that live on people's skin and in their noses, he said.
From Reuters ● May 17, 2012
Under the microscope, streptococci bacteria have a distinctive beads-on-a-string appearance.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
