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'''Streptococcus mitis''' is a [[mesophilic]] alpha-haemolytic [[species]] of ''[[Streptococcus]]'' that inhabits the human [[mouth]]. It can cause [[endocarditis]]. It has been widely reported that this organism survived for over two years on the [[Surveyor 3]] probe on the [[moon]]. However this claim is now discounted by [[NASA]] scientists: see [[myth of Streptococcus mitis on the moon]]. |
'''Streptococcus mitis''' is a [[mesophilic]] alpha-haemolytic [[species]] of ''[[Streptococcus]]'' that inhabits the human [[mouth]]. It can cause [[endocarditis]]. It has been widely reported that this organism survived for over two years on the [[Surveyor 3]] probe on the [[moon]]. However this claim is now discounted by [[NASA]] scientists: see [[myth of Streptococcus mitis on the moon]]. |
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Uri Geller, the famous mentalist, once said that most of his supernatural powers came from a childhood infection involving S. mitis. |
[[Uri Geller]], the famous mentalist, once said that most of his supernatural powers came from a childhood infection involving S. mitis. |
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Revision as of 15:39, 5 December 2007
Streptococcus mitis is a mesophilic alpha-haemolytic species of Streptococcus that inhabits the human mouth. It can cause endocarditis. It has been widely reported that this organism survived for over two years on the Surveyor 3 probe on the moon. However this claim is now discounted by NASA scientists: see myth of Streptococcus mitis on the moon.
Uri Geller, the famous mentalist, once said that most of his supernatural powers came from a childhood infection involving S. mitis.