Streptococcus Pneumoniae Is _______

question 47

Multiple Choice

Streptococcus pneumoniae is _______.

• A) alpha-hemolytic on blood agar
• B) found in up to 50% of people as normal biota
• C) a gram-positive diplococcus with a capsule
• D) a pathogen with endotoxin
• E) All of the choices are correct.

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