… phylogenetic relationships of Streptococcus mitis and Streptococcus oralis have … mitis and
S. oralis, as well as the closely related species Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus …

… ancestor, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus mitis evolved in parallel into one of
… During the parallel evolution of the two populations, the pneumococcus optimized its ability …

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

… Ancient genomes can further elucidate streptococcal evolutionary history. We extracted …
and extract all reads belonging to the streptococcal Mitis group. Both of these read extraction …

… 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 …

… Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus mitis are close relatives and share ~60–80…
parallel evolution and their role in predatory mechanisms within the mitis group of streptococci. …

… Both species evolved in parallel either with adaptation to commensal lifestyle (S. mitis) by
losing virulence-associated genes and genome reduction or by improving the genomic …

… the vast array of commensal streptococcal strains that represent … other members of the
diverse Mitis group. These findings may … may shed light on the evolution of these important loci. …

… Viridans group streptococci (VGS), especially the Streptococcus mitis-oralis subgroup, are
… For example, several of the genetic mutations we observed evolving in the SF100 DAP-R …

… a high abundance of Streptococcus mitis was observed post-coitus. We isolated and
sequenced S. mitis from both sexual partners finding that: (i) the S. mitis isolates from the female …