Recent 12+ Diplococcus Pneumoniae
Recent 12+ Diplococcus Pneumoniae. Pneumococcus, (streptococcus pneumoniae), spheroidal bacterium in the family streptococcaceae that causes human diseases such as pneumonia, sinusitis, otitis media, and meningitis. Pneumoniae serotypes can cause disease, but only a minority of serotypes produce the majority of. Following its discovery in 1881 by both pasteur and sternberg and the demonstration by fraenkel and. The bacteria streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is the most frequent cause of severe pneumonia and pneumonia deaths worldwide.