Bacterium
streptococcus equi
[ strep-tuh-kok-uhs ee-kwee, ek-wee ]
Subclass of:
Streptococcus
Definitions related to streptococcus equi:
  • A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram positive, cocci shaped bacteria in the phylum Firmicutes. This species is positive for Lancefield group C, beta hemolysis and arginine deaminase, negative for catalase and can ferment sorbitol. S. equi can be isolated from many animals and is a pathogen that causes equine distemper and human nephritis.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A species of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria isolated from abscesses in submaxillary glands and mucopurulent discharges of the upper respiratory tract of horses. This organism belongs to Group C streptococci with regards to antigen response and is known to cause strangles. The subspecies S. zooepidemicus is also considered a pathogen of horses.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Streptococcus equi.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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