noun
Medical term for a genus of spherical bacteria that form chains.
連鎖球菌は、咽頭炎や猩紅熱の原因となることがある。
Streptococcus can cause pharyngitis and scarlet fever.
Standard kanji spelling for the medical term.
Mixed kanji-katakana spelling commonly used in medical contexts.
Staphylococcus, which forms grape-like clusters, as opposed to chains.
From 連鎖 (chain) + 球菌 (coccus), a calque of the scientific name Streptococcus.