Wondering how to use Streptococci in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as streptococcus or strep.
Streptococci in a sentence
Streptococci meaning
plural of streptococcus
Synonyms of Streptococci
Using Streptococci
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of streptococcus
- Useful related words include: streptococcus, strep, eubacteria, eubacterium.
- In the example corpus, streptococci often appears in combinations such as: group streptococci, beta-hemolytic streptococci, streptococci and.
Context around Streptococci
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Streptococci
- In this selection, "streptococci" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, hemolytic, nonhemolytic, oral, rarely, although and group stand out and add context to how "streptococci" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include alpha hemolytic streptococci s pneumoniae and beta hemolytic streptococci and listeria. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "streptococci" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with streptococci
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Nonhemolytic streptococci rarely cause illness. (5 words)
Group H streptococci Group H streptococci cause infections in medium-sized canines. (12 words)
Severe streptococcal infections Some strains of group A streptococci (GAS) cause severe infection. (13 words)
In the medical setting, the most important groups are the alpha-hemolytic streptococci S. pneumoniae and Streptococcus viridans group, and the beta-hemolytic streptococci of Lancefield groups A and B (also known as “group A strep” and “group B strep”). (40 words)
Cause Most cases of erysipelas are due to Streptococcus pyogenes (also known as beta-hemolytic group A streptococci ), although non-group A streptococci can also be the causative agent. (29 words)
When the biofilm, containing S. mutans and related oral streptococci, is subjected to acid stress, the competence regulon is induced, leading to resistance to being killed by acid. (28 words)
Example sentences (13)
Cause Most cases of erysipelas are due to Streptococcus pyogenes (also known as beta-hemolytic group A streptococci ), although non-group A streptococci can also be the causative agent.
Group H streptococci Group H streptococci cause infections in medium-sized canines.
However, weakly hemolytic group D beta-hemolytic streptococci and Listeria monocytogenes (which is actually a Gram-positive bacillus) should not be confused with nonhemolytic streptococci.
In the medical setting, the most important groups are the alpha-hemolytic streptococci S. pneumoniae and Streptococcus viridans group, and the beta-hemolytic streptococci of Lancefield groups A and B (also known as “group A strep” and “group B strep”).
S. dysgalactiae is also a member of group C, β-haemolytic streptococci that can cause pharyngitis and other pyogenic infections similar to group A streptococci.
Streptococcus pneumoniae and a group of oral streptococci (Streptococcus viridans or viridans streptococci) display alpha hemolysis.
Still others have been caused by streptococci, and by other germs with long names.
Group H streptococci rarely cause illness unless a human has direct contact with the mouth of a canine.
Nonhemolytic streptococci rarely cause illness.
Severe streptococcal infections Some strains of group A streptococci (GAS) cause severe infection.
Table: Medically relevant streptococci (not all are alpha hemolytic) Alpha-hemolytic When alpha hemolysis (α-hemolysis) is present, the agar under the colony is dark and greenish.
The invasive infections caused by group A β-hemolytic streptococci tend to be more severe and less common.
When the biofilm, containing S. mutans and related oral streptococci, is subjected to acid stress, the competence regulon is induced, leading to resistance to being killed by acid.
Common combinations with streptococci
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- group streptococci 6×
- beta-hemolytic streptococci 2×
- streptococci and 2×
- nonhemolytic streptococci 2×
- oral streptococci 2×
- streptococci rarely 2×