A 3-year-old child develops acute glomerulonephritis following impetigo. The bacterium is a catalase-negative, Gram-positive coccus that has M12 surface protein. What is the most likely causative agent?
A) Enterococcus faecalis
B) Staphylococcus aureus
C) Staphylococcus epidermidis
D) Streptococcus agalactiae
E) Streptococcus pneumoniae
F) Streptococcus pyogenes
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