Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026

A serological differentiation of human and other groups of hemolytic streptococci.

LANCEFIELD, Rebecca Craighill (1895 – 1981) Wikipedia

J. exp. Med., 57, 571-95. 1933.

Lancefield determined the principal pathogenic strains of hemolytic streptococci and subdivided them into types. All important strains pathogenic to humans fall into Lancefield’s Group A.

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BACTERIOLOGY › BACTERIA (mostly pathogenic; sometimes indexed only to genus) › Gram-Positive Bacteria › Streptococcus INFECTIOUS DISEASE WOMEN, Publications by › Years 1900 - 1999

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Entry Number	#2524.2
Permanent Link	https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/3337
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	a-serological-differentiation-of-human-and-other-groups-of-hemolytic-streptococci