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 most commonly found in the throat, nasopharynx, and 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.[2][3]
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- S. mitis subdural empyema from MedPix
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- ↑ http://lsda.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/experiment/exper.cfm?exp_index=1651. NASA
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