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Lancefield's classification

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Lancefield's classification
Etymology: Rebecca C. Lancefield, American bacteriologist, 1895-1981
a serologic classification of streptococci based on their antigenic characteristics. The bacteria are divided into 13 groups by the identification of their pathologic action. Group A contains most of the streptococci that cause infection in humans. Groups B to O are less pathogenic and are often present without causing disease. Most are hemolytic; of those, the beta subgroup is the most likely to be the cause of infection.


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