Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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Streptomyces pyogenes are gram-positive cocci bacteria which cause infection in the upper respiratory system. The cell wall of these bacteria strains contains lipoteichoic acid which helps in the adherence of these bacteria to the epithelial cell layers.
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