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Streptococcus salivarius subsp. thermophilus (common name Streptococcus thermophilus) is a Gram-positive facultative anaerobe. It is a cytochrome-, oxidase- and catalase-negative organism that is nonmotile, non-spore forming and homofermentative. Streptococcus thermophilus is an alpha-hemolytic species of the viridans group. It is also classified as a lactic acid bacterium (LAB).^{[citation needed]} Streptococcus thermophilus is found in fermented milk products. It is not a probiotic (it does not survive the stomach in healthy humans and generally used in the production of yogurt.^[1]

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• American Society for Microbiology

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