Characterization of a signaling system in Streptococcus mitis that mediates interspecies communication with Streptococcus pneumoniae

R Junges, K Sturød, G Salvadori… - Applied and …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
… Considering the genetic similarities between the pathogenic S. pneumoniae and oral
streptococci from the mitis group, this study addressed whether other such systems could be …

Identification of virulence-associated properties by comparative genome analysis of Streptococcus pneumoniae, S. pseudopneumoniae, S. mitis, three S. oralis …

M Kilian, H Tettelin - MBio, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
… pathogens but is closely related to Streptococcus mitis, with which humans live in … mitis
strains, we were furthermore able to address the question of potential differences in pathogenic

Commensal Streptococcus mitis produces two different lipoteichoic acids of type I and type IV

N Gisch, K Peters, S Thomsen, W Vollmer… - …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Streptococcus mitis possesses, like other members of the Mitis group of viridans streptococci,
… those identified in the pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae, but a detailed analysis of S. …

Population genomics of Streptococcus mitis in UK and Ireland bloodstream infection and infective endocarditis cases

A Kalizang'oma, D Richard… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Streptococcus mitis is a leading cause of infective endocarditis (IE). However, our understanding
of the genomic epidemiology and pathogenicity of IE-… that the commensalism of S. …

Human serum supplementation promotes Streptococcus mitis growth and induces specific transcriptomic responses

Y Wei, CI Sturges, KL Palmer - Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
… is exposed to human serum components during commensalism in the human mouth and
bloodstream pathogenesis. However, the physiological effects of serum components on this …

Streptococcus mitis as a New Emerging Pathogen in Pediatric Age: Case Report and Systematic Review

C Colomba, V Garbo, G Boncori, C Albano, S Bagarello… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
mitis is considered to have low pathogenic potential in immunocompetent individuals.
We present a rare case of sinusitis complicated by meningitis and cerebral sino-venous …

The adhesion and invasion mechanisms of Streptococci

Q Jiang, X Zhou, L Cheng, M Li - Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 2019 - mdpi.com
Streptococcus mitis: walking the line between commensalism … Initial steps of the pathogenesis
of the infection caused by Streptococcus suis: fighting against nonspecific defenses. FEBS …

PcsB Expression Diversity Influences on Streptococcus mitis Phenotypes Associated With Host Persistence and Virulence

EN Harth-Chu, LA Alves, JD Theobaldo… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
mitis-host interactions under commensal and pathogenic states, … mitis, might prime immune
responses to conserved epitopes capable of modulating persistence of more pathogenic

An Isolate of Streptococcus mitis Displayed In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity and Deleterious Effect in a Preclinical Model of Lung Infection

E Mathieu, Q Marquant, F Chain, E Bouguyon… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
… Our study shows that an anti-pathogenic in vitro activity is not necessarily a clue to an efficient
protective effect in a preclinical model. Both adequate and physiologically relevant in vitro …

Population genomics of an accidental pathogen Streptococcus mitis from patients with bloodstream infection and infective endocarditis in the UK and Ireland

A Kalizang'oma, D Richard, B Kwambana-Adams… - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Streptococcus mitis is a leading cause of infective endocarditis (IE). However, our understanding
of the genomic epidemiology and pathogenicity of IE-… that the commensalism of S. …