… Streptococcus mitis and Streptococcus pneumoniae, who share a common ancestor but
evolved lifestyles on different ends of the pathogenic potential spectrum: S. mitis … mitis. We show …

… Our finding of multiple populations with distinct virulence profiles is concordant with the
current theory that S. mitis has transitioned from a more pathogenic species to adopt a …

… of the mitis group are Streptococcus mitis and Streptococcus … including Streptococcus oralis,
Streptococcus sanguinis, and … population, and Streptococcus salivarius accounted for 40%–…

… Streptococcus mitis is a common oral commensal and an … streptococcal species. Effective
and easy-to-use molecular typing tools are essential for understanding bacterial population …

… mitis regulates the expression of its own … Streptococcus mitis, a commensal species from
the oral cavity, which we also found in several species and strains of streptococci from the mitis …

… The high rates of recombination both within and between species led us to repeat our
analysis and extract all reads belonging to the streptococcal Mitis group. Both of these read …

… Taxonomically grouped into the Mitis group along with Streptococcus oralis and … mitis
typically co-inhabits mucosal niches of streptococcal pathogens including Streptococcus pyogenes …

… It is possible that its distribution varies such that it is poorly represented on occlusal surfaces,
poorly represented in the subject population sampled in this study, more susceptible to loss …

… The populations we identified within the mitis streptococci are consistent with previously
recognized species and shed light on why these species have historically been difficult to …

… mitis cannot be related to receptive oral intercourse. Instead, it is likely a bloom of a population
resident to the female’s urogenital tract. That the female’s S. mitis population is clonal and …