Thursday, November 30, 2006

Streptococcus bovis


Hi, I'm S. bovis.
I'm a Gram Positive coccus and in the D Lancefield group.
However, I only look like a B heamolytic strep in a test made from rabbit blood.
On another test, made from sheep blood, I am an A heamolytic strep.

I cause endocarditis and get into the blood to cause bacteraemia.

I am also found in alot of places where colon cancer is found.
So if you have me, you should always check for colon cancer.


19 comments:

  1. Anonymous4:54 AM

    Your blog is awesome. I enjoyed it a lot. Together with my older son we read the descriptions. So now my son is using some of the names as euphemisms. For instance 'makes me feel like growing my population of vibrio parahaemolyticus'.

    Congratulations

    rafa

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  2. Where do you get your picture?

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  3. World famous in Canada this year as the first case of S. bovis meningitis in an infant outside the neonatal period was reported.

    How creative are those Canadians with their microbes?

    Does S. bovis have a six quarter udder because they reproduce so much more efficiently than a full size freisian?

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  4. Anonymous1:15 AM

    Perhaps that is the reason for the six-quarter udder. But I'll bet Friesians still have S. bovis beat in better-tasting cheese.

    Emma, love your site!

    HAPPY COWS COME FROM CALIFORNIA

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  5. Nice blog you have here, very scientific.

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  6. they all are so cute : )

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  7. Anonymous8:34 PM

    Bovis wa'z cyoot!

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  8. Anonymous8:36 PM

    Da Gof wa'z gay!

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  9. Anonymous8:36 PM

    Da Gof wa'z gay!

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  10. I posted a post tonight and I'd like to get as many new xmas treats recipes as I can. Looking forward to yours, if you have the time.

    Cheers and Happy Holidays.

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  11. Anonymous12:48 AM

    I'm missing my daily dose of friendl;y bacteria. Can u do Stenotrophomonas?

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  12. Anonymous2:05 AM

    Very cool Blog - How about a spore former food bacteria cartoon - like Clostridium perfrengins or Clostridium botulinum -

    Take care

    An interested food microbiologist.

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  13. Great to see you back!

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