Table: Medically relevant streptococci (not all are alpha hemolytic)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streptococcus_pyogenes
| Species | Host | Disease |
| S. pyogenes | human | pharyngitis, cellulitis |
| S. agalactiae | human, cattle | neonatal meningitis and sepsis |
| S. dysgalactiae | human, animals | endocarditis, bacteremia, pneumonia, meningitis, respiratory infections |
| S. bovis | human, animals | biliary or urinary tract infections, endocarditis |
| S. anginosus | human, animals | subcutaneous/organ abscesses, meningitis, respiratory infections |
| S. sanguinis | human | endocarditis, dental caries |
| S. suis | swine | meningitis |
| S. mitis | human | endocarditis |
| S. mutans | human | dental caries |
| S. pneumoniae | human | pneumonia |
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