Streptococci in a sentence as a noun

As the streptococci are now resistant to penicillin the treatment fails.

He buys some penicillin and gives himself, not enough to **** the streptococci but enough to educate them to resist penicillin.

""urthermore, the antibiotic susceptibility profile of the oral streptococci investigated did not change following the use of triclosan containing toothpaste.

Streptococci definitions

noun

spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis

See also: streptococcus strep