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(B) The bacterium $Streptococcus$ $pneumoniae$ is commonly referred to as Pneumococcus. It is a Gram-positive,spherical bacterium that is the primary

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Streptococcus pneumoniae

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(B) The bacterium $Streptococcus$ $pneumoniae$ is commonly referred to as Pneumococcus. It is a Gram-positive,spherical bacterium that is the primary causative agent of bacterial pneumonia in humans. $Haemophilus$ $influenzae$ is another bacterium that causes pneumonia,but it is not called Pneumococcus. $Plasmodium$ is a protozoan parasite causing malaria,and $Salmonella$ is a genus of bacteria causing typhoid fever.

Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$(A)$ Treponema pallidum	$(1)$ Plague
$(B)$ Yersinia pestis	$(2)$ Anthrax
$(C)$ Bacillus anthracis	$(3)$ Syphilis
$(D)$ Vibrio cholerae	$(4)$ Cholera

Which bacterium is commonly known as Pneumococcus?

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