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Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Also Known As	Diplococcus pneumoniae • Streptococcus pneumoniae

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pneumonia sinusitis lobar pneumonia streptococcal pneumonia methicillin septic arthritis streptococcus

Key People

Oswald Avery.

Oswald Avery

American bacteriologist

Maclyn McCarty

American biologist