STREPTOCOCCUS ANGIOSUS
\stɹˈɛptəkˌɒkəs ˈaŋɡɪˌɒsəs], \stɹˈɛptəkˌɒkəs ˈaŋɡɪˌɒsəs], \s_t_ɹ_ˈɛ_p_t_ə_k_ˌɒ_k_ə_s ˈa_ŋ_ɡ_ɪ__ˌɒ_s_ə_s]\
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A pathogenic type most commonly found in the throat in scarlet fever and other throat affections. The various types of this genus are differentiated by fermentation tests with various sugars and the presence or absence of hemolysis and pathogenesis.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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