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Noun: genus Streptococcus
  1. A genus of spherical, gram-positive bacteria, for which cell division occurs across a single axis, leading them to grow in chains or pairs, containing over 50 species (Streptococcus)

Type of: bacteria genus

Part of: family Lactobacillaceae, family Lactobacteriaceae, Lactobacillaceae, Lactobacteriaceae

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genus Storeria
genus Strekelia
genus Strelitzia
genus Strepera
genus Strepsiceros
genus Streptocarpus
genus Streptococcus
genus Streptomyces
genus Streptopelia
genus Streptosolen
genus Strix
genus Strobilomyces
genus Strombus
genus Strongylodon
genus Strophanthus
genus Stropharia
genus Struthio