Hello.
I'm S. equi.
I'm a Gram Positive coccus .
I'm a B heamolytic strep in the C Lancefield group.
I am mostly found in horses.
I infects their airways and lymph nodes.
If I do get into people, I can cause pharyngitis (sore throat) and tonsillitis.
causes an infectious disease in horses. Wacky Fun.
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It's called "equi" because it relates to horses. "Equine" means horses are involved. "Streptococcus" has "strep" in the front, which leads a suspicious and enterprising mind to conclude that it involves strep-somethingorother. Put both words together and you get a strep bacterium who's fond of working with equine organisms. I know this because listening to public radio increases your intelligence, and I do that occasionly. <8)
ReplyDeleteEee, cute! Which Strep is it that turns into flesh-eating disease when it comes into contact with open wounds?
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The strep that causes the "flesh eating disease" is a strain of the Lancefield group A strep.
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ReplyDeletestrepto means chain- like (its the arrangement of the bacteria - the coccus part means round circle like shape and the equi part is in reference to EQUINE which means horse
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