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Streptococcus agalactiae

Streptococcus agalactiae

A Beta-hemolytic, group B, bacteria that is the normal human flora for the gut and female uro-genital tract. It can cause a host of complication to neonates i.e. Pneumonia, meningitis, and septicemia. Can cause mastitis in bovines and man on rare occasion. 

                                            info provided by j. McGlorie--66.82.9.81 11:38, 7 April 2007 (MDT)

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