Streptococcus equi
"Streptococcus equi" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria isolated from abscesses in submaxillary glands and mucopurulent discharges of the upper respiratory tract of horses. This organism belongs to Group C streptococci with regards to antigen response and is known to cause strangles. The subspecies S. zooepidemicus is also considered a pathogen of horses.
| Descriptor ID |
D018502
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.353.750.737.872.225 B03.510.400.800.872.225 B03.510.550.737.872.225
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