Members of the oral mitis group streptococci including Streptococcus oralis, Streptococcus
sanguinis, and Streptococcus gordonii are the most abundant inhabitants of human oral …

Oral commensal streptococci are primary colonizers of the oral cavity. These streptococci
produce many adhesins, metabolites, and antimicrobials that modulate microbial succession …

Streptococcus mitis is a viridans streptococcus and a normal commensal of the human
oropharynx. However, S. mitis can escape from this niche and cause a variety of infectious …

“Mitis group” streptococci are commensal but may play some role in dental caries,
septicemia or endocarditis. Rapid genotypic identification would aid studies of dental plaque …

Streptococci are primary colonizers of the oral cavity where they are ubiquitously present
and an integral part of the commensal oral biofilm microflora. The role oral streptococci play …

The oral streptococci are spherical Gram-positive bacteria categorized under the phylum
Firmicutes which are among the most common causative agents of bacterial infective …

A total of 250 isolates of oral streptococci were recovered from swabs of oropharyngeal
surfaces of 3 members of one family. All isolates were examined by biochemical and …

Purpose. Mechanisms underlying systemic infections by oral species of Mitis (Streptococcus
mitis, Streptococcus oralis) and Sanguinis (Streptococcus gordonii, Streptococcus …

Species of streptococci are well represented among the bacteria found in the oral cavity,
which has been estimated to harbor around 500 different species of bacteria, though there …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to explore the physiological and antigenic
diversity of a large number of Streptococcus mitis biovar 1 isolates in order to begin to …