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Definition of PNEUMOCOCCUS

Pneumococcus
Pneumococcus Pneu`mo*coc"cus, n. [See Pneumo-, and Coccus.] (Biol.) A form of micrococcus found in the sputum (and elsewhere) of persons suffering with pneumonia, and thought to be the cause of this disease.

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- Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus, is a Gram-positive, spherical bacteria, alpha-hemolytic member of the genus Streptococcus. S. pneumoniae cells...
- of Transformation by a Desoxyribonucleic Acid Fraction Isolated from Pneumococcus Type III", published in the February 1944 issue of the Journal of Experimental...
- acquisition in a new host, pneumococcus must successfully adhere to the mucous membrane of the new host's nasopharynx. Pneumococcus is able to evade detection...
- the possibility of creating a vaccine. Griffith used two strains of pneumococcus (Diplococcus pneumoniae) bacteria which infect mice – a type III-S (smooth)...
- vaccinations were developed alongside characterisation of the subtypes of pneumococcus from the early 1900s. The first pneumococcal vaccine was developed in...
- groups of pneumococcus had been discovered - type I, type II, type III, and type IV. Avery investigated distribution of different pneumococcus types in...
- that reacted with the cell wall polysaccharide (C-polysaccharide) of pneumococcus. It is a member of the small pentraxins family (also known as short pentraxins)...
- structures. In 1928, Frederick Griffith, encountered a virulence property in pneumococcus bacteria, which was killing lab rats. According to Mendel, prevalent...
- J07AL01 Pneumococcus, purified polysaccharides antigen J07AL02 Pneumococcus, purified polysaccharides antigen conjugated J07AL52 Pneumococcus purified...
- Griffith in his experiment discovered that traits of the "smooth" form of Pneumococcus could be transferred to the "rough" form of the same bacteria by mixing...