Domain Bacteria Order Lactobacillales Genus Streptococcus Rank Species | Phylum Firmicutes Family Streptococcaceae Higher classification Streptococcus | |
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Scientific name Streptococcus zooepidemicus Similar Bacteria, Streptococcus equisimilis, Streptococcus dysgalactiae, Streptococcus canis, Streptococcus uberis | ||
Streptococcus zooepidemicus is a species of Streptococcus.
Streptococcus zooepidemicus is a Lancefield group C streptococcus. It is a mucosal commensal and opportunistic pathogen of several animals and humans. It is a clonal ancestor of Streptococcus equi with which it shares greater than 98% DNA homology and many of the virulence factors.
In March 2016, there was a rare case in the United States, of a 71 year old woman contracting the disease from a horse and dying in the result of that infection.
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