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Serology reagents used in tests intended to detect antigens that permit the identification of strains of Streptococcus group G, a heterogeneous collection of microorganisms (that include, but are not limited to, the large-colony beta-hemolytic and the minute-colony beta-hemolytic group G strains of coccoid bacteria), spherical bacteria of the family Streptococcaceae. Streptococcus group G bacteria are associated with pharyngitis, skin and soft tissue infections, septicemia, endocarditis, and arthritis.
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