Microbiology: A Systems Approach
Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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ISBN: 9781259706615
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Streptomyces pyogenes are gram-positive cocci bacteria which cause infection in the upper respiratory system. The cell wall of these bacteria strains contains lipoteichoic acid which helps in the adherence of these bacteria to the epithelial cell layers.

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