Streptococcus agalactiae, also known as group B streptococcus, is a gram-positive, chain-forming bacterium that is beta-hemolytic, catalase-negative, and a facultative anaerobe. It is the most common human pathogen among the streptococci placed in Lancefield group B, and is subclassified into ten serotypes by the immunologic reactivity of its polysaccharide capsule. In most healthy adults it lives as a harmless commensal in the gastrointestinal and genitourinary tract, but it can cause severe invasive infection in newborns, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems. It is also a common veterinary pathogen, causing bovine mastitis in dairy cows, the source of its species name agalactiae, meaning of no milk. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Scientific NameStreptococcus agalactiae 1 Conservation Status Connections
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Bacilli, Taxa Source Wikidata: Streptococcus agalactiae
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1. Streptococcus agalactiae (Wikipedia)
- Wikidata Q132949 (P225 taxon name)
In Group: Gram-Positive Bacteria, Lead
Streptococcus agalactiae (also known as group B streptococcus or GBS) is a gram-positive coccus (round bacterium) with a tendency to form chains (as reflected by the genus name Streptococcus).
View the Source2. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Streptococcus agalactiae
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 3227057, category fieldQuote, GBIF taxon key 3227057, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Streptococcus agalactiae
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