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By: Jennifer Joiner

STREPTOCOCCUS. By: Jennifer Joiner. Classification/Habitat. Streptococcus is classified by its arrangement called diplo and strepto. The habitat of streptococcus is the throat and the skin. Metabolism/Function. Most of streptococcus are heterotrophs.

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By: Jennifer Joiner

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  1. STREPTOCOCCUS By: Jennifer Joiner

  2. Classification/Habitat • Streptococcus is classified by its arrangement called diplo and strepto. • The habitat of streptococcus is the throat and the skin.

  3. Metabolism/Function • Most of streptococcus are heterotrophs. • All of the groups in Streptococcus are anaerobic.

  4. Endo/Exo?/Gram-Positive or Negative? • It disease causing of streptococcus is exotoxin type C. • Streptococcus is a a gram-positive because of how it has a lot of stain in the cell wall called peptidoglycan.

  5. 3 WOW Facts • Streptococcus Greek names means that it is like a twisted chain. • If it is not treated into cause a rheumatic fever.

  6. Bibliography • http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/Groupastreptococcal_g.htm • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streptococcus • http://pathmicro.med.sc.edu/fox/streptococci.htm • http://www.vdh.state.va.us/epidemiology/factsheets/Streptococcal.htm

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