Bacterium
streptococcaceae
Subclass of:
Gram-Positive Cocci; Lactobacillales
Definitions related to streptococcaceae:
  • A family of gram-positive non-sporing bacteria including many parasitic, pathogenic, and saprophytic forms.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A taxonomic family of Gram positive bacterium in the phylum Firmicutes that includes the genera Lactococcus and Streptococcus, among others.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any bacteria that are not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Streptococcaceae family level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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