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Bacteria that start with S
Looking for bacteria that begin with S? Here are 17 of them in alphabetical order, from “Salmonella” to “Synechococcus”.
Bacteria starting with S
- Salmonella
- Serratia marcescens
- Shewanella oneidensisalso Shewanella
- Shigella
- Spirillum
- Staphylococcusalso Staph, Staphylococcus aureus, Staph aureus
- Staphylococcus epidermidis
- Staphylococcus saprophyticus
- Stenotrophomonas maltophiliaalso Stenotrophomonas
- Streptococcusalso Strep
- Streptococcus agalactiaealso Group B Streptococcus
- Streptococcus mutans
- Streptococcus pneumoniaealso Pneumococcus
- Streptococcus pyogenesalso Group A Streptococcus
- Streptococcus thermophilus
- Streptomyces
- Synechococcus
About this list
- S is the most common first letter in this list: 17 of the 114 bacteria (15%).
- Shortest: “Shigella”. Longest: “Stenotrophomonas maltophilia”.
- 10 names have more than one word.
- 7 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many bacteria start with S?
- 17 of the 114 bacteria in Icillion start with S, for example Salmonella, Staphylococcus and Streptococcus.
- What is the longest name among bacteria that start with S?
- The longest is “Stenotrophomonas maltophilia” and the shortest is “Shigella”.
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