"Streptococcus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A genus of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria whose organisms occur in pairs or chains. No endospores are produced. Many species exist as commensals or parasites on man or animals with some being highly pathogenic. A few species are saprophytes and occur in the natural environment.
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Streptococcus".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Streptococcus".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Streptococcus" by people in the URMC Research Network by year, and whether "Streptococcus" was a major or minor topic of these publication.