Streptococcus mitis
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Streptococcus mitis, previously known as Streptococcus mitior, is a mesophilic alpha-hemolytic species of Streptococcus that inhabits the human mouth. It is a Gram positive, coccus, facultative anaerobe and catalase negative. It can cause endocarditis.[1] It has been widely reported that this organism survived for over two years on the Surveyor 3 probe on the moon; but some NASA scientists suggest this may be a result of contamination during or after return of Surveyor parts to Earth, as the person assembling the camera may have sneezed.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Attention: This template ({{cite pmid}}) is deprecated. To cite the publication identified by PMID 12591823, please use {{cite journal}} with
|pmid=12591823instead.. - ^ http://lsda.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/experiment/exper.cfm?exp_index=1651. NASA
External links
- S. mitis subdural empyema from MedPix