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group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus; rheumatic fever

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pneumococcus Streptococcus pyogenes Streptococcus viridans Streptococcus pluton Streptococcus mutans Streptococcus equi rheumatic fever cellulitis probiotic methicillin Lactobacillus staphylococcus

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Rebecca Lancefield

American bacteriologist