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This is a photomicrograph of a blood culture specimen, which revealed the presence of numbers of Gram-positive, a-hemolytic viridans group streptococci (VGB) bacteria, most of which were arranged in long chains, resembling strings of pearls. The viridans group streptococci bacteria include a number of streptococcal species that are either a-hemolytic, or non-hemolytic. The term, Streptococcus viridans, has, and is still used to denote the viridans streptococci group, but identifying an entire group using a single specie’s name is inaccurate.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. Mike Miller
Creation Date: 1978
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