streptococci (root: streptococcus)

Noun streptococci has 1 sense

• streptococci(n = noun.animal) strep, streptococcus - spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis;
is a kind of eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
is a member of genus streptococcus