There are so many types of animals that are native to the Netherlands. The list includes animals such as bats, hares, rodents, birds, weasels and even toed ungulates like wild boar, elk and roe deer. A major contributing factor to the animal population in any given country is the habitat. The Netherlands has what is called a maritime climate.
Alpha-hemolytic streptococci. Most of these species are referred to as a group â viridans streptococci. They are also sometimes referred to as âgreen strepâ owing to the color of blood agar surrounding the colonies. Many different species comprise the viridans streptococci. Notable examples include Streptococcus mitis, S. mitior, and S. sanguis. However clinical microbiology laboratories generally do not have the ability (or the interest) to differentiate one species from the other.
Viridans streptococci are the most common microbiological cause of infective endocarditis in non-addicts and viridans streptococci and S. bovis account for 45-50% of cases involving native valves . Despite highly effective antimicrobial regimens for the treatment of patients with viridans streptococcal endocarditis, the mortality rate remains approximately 10% (8).