Background. Infection with Streptococcus pyogenes, a beta-hemolytic bacterium that belongs to Lancefield serogroup A, also known as the group A streptococci (GAS), causes a wide variety of diseases in humans.
Elm Grove is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 6,249 at the 2000 census. Elm Grove is located at 43Â°2â²52â³N 88Â°5â²12â³W / 43.04778Â°N 88.08667Â°W / 43.04778; -88.08667 (43.047662, -88.086750). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.4 kmÂ²), all of it land.
Memorial Grove is located in Van Cortlandt Park, near West 246 Street between Broadway and the Van Cortlandt Mansion. In celebration of the Bicentennial of the Constitution, Parks planted 13 American linden trees (Tilia americana) between the Van Cortlandt Mansion and the Memorial Grove in 1987.