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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{{Who|date=December 2009}}{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}: see [[Reports 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{{Who|date=December 2009}}{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}: see [[Reports 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''.{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}} |
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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[who?][citation needed]: see Reports of Streptococcus mitis on the moon.
External links
- S. mitis subdural empyema from MedPix