Streptococcus sanguis

Introduction: Streptococcus sanguis

Description of Streptococcus sanguis

Streptococcus sanguis: a bacterial species originally found in the so-called vegetation on heart valves from cases of subacute bacterial endocarditis; occasionally found in infected sinuses and teeth and in house dust.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Streptococcus sanguis: A gram-positive organism found in dental plaque, in blood, on heart valves in subacute endocarditis, and infrequently in saliva and throat specimens. L-forms are associated with recurrent aphthous stomatitis.
Source: Diseases Database

Streptococcus sanguis: gram positive organism found in dental plaque, in blood, on heart valves in subacute endocarditis, and infrequently in saliva and throat specimens;. L-forms are associated with recurrent aphthous stomatitis.
Source: CRISP

Streptococcus sanguis: A gram-positive organism found in dental plaque, in blood, on heart valves in subacute endocarditis, and infrequently in saliva and throat specimens. L-forms are associated with recurrent aphthous stomatitis.
Source: MeSH 2007

Streptococcus sanguis: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Streptococcus sanguis:

• Streptococcus
• Bacterial
• Bacterial disease
• Vegetation
• Heart
• Heart symptoms (2927 causes)
• Heart disease (106 causes)
• Heart disorder
• Heart pain
• Subacute

Terms associated with Streptococcus sanguis:

Broader terms for Streptococcus sanguis

• Viridans Streptococci

Source - MeSH 2007

• Streptococcus

Source - CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Streptococcus sanguis:

• enteric bacteria
• oral bacteria

Source: CRISP

The description of Streptococcus sanguis may also be used for the following terms:

• Streptococcus viridans group

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Streptococcus sanguis

The following list attempts to classify Streptococcus sanguis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Bacteria
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria
    • Gram-Positive Cocci
      • Streptococcaceae
        • Streptococcus
          • Viridans Streptococci
            • Streptococcus sanguis

External links related to: Streptococcus sanguis

• eMedicine - Bacterial Mouth Infections : Article by Talib Najjar, DMD, MDS, PhD

Source: Diseases Database

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