The genus Streptococcus currently comprises> 100 recognized species, and this number
can certainly be expected to rise with the increasing availability of next‐generation …

Differentiation between mitis group streptococci (MGS) bacteria in routine laboratory tests
has become important for obtaining accurate epidemiological information on the …

Reproducible methodologies and a scheme for high-resolution genotyping of Streptococcus
pyogenes were defined with respect to a study of six predominant M serotypes causing …

The major virulence factor of the pneumococcus, and target for conjugate vaccines, is the
polysaccharide capsule, which is usually encoded by the highly variable cps locus. Serotype …

From a common ancestor, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus mitis evolved in
parallel into one of the most important pathogens and a mutualistic colonizer of humans …

Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae is a member of the viridans group streptococci (VGS)
whose pathogenic significance is unclear. We announce the complete genome sequence of …

Similarities between Streptococcus pneumoniae and viridans group streptococci may result
in misidentification of these organisms. In surveillance programs which assess antimicrobial …

ABSTRACT A 761-bp portion of the tuf gene (encoding the elongation factor Tu) from 28
clinically relevant streptococcal species was obtained by sequencing amplicons generated …

Determination of serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae is essential for monitoring current
vaccine programmes. Since October 2017, pneumococcal serotypes in England have been …

The bacterial species in the Streptococcus anginosus group (S. constellatus, S. anginosus,
S. intermedius) are important causative pathogens of bacterial pneumonia, pulmonary …