Streptococcus mitis: walking the line between commensalism and pathogenesis

J Mitchell - Molecular oral microbiology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Streptococcus mitis is a viridans streptococcus and a normal commensal of the human
oropharynx. However, S. mitis can … mitis to compete for space and nutrients in the face of its more …

The road less traveled – defining molecular commensalism with Streptococcus sanguinis

J Kreth, RA Giacaman, R Raghavan… - Molecular Oral …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Streptococcus sanguinis exhibits a variety of features that … to explore the molecular basis
for commensalism. As such, this review … studies of pathogenesis, rather than commensalism. …

Oral mitis group streptococci: A silent majority in our oral cavity

N Okahashi, M Nakata, H Kuwata… - Microbiology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
… of the mitis group are Streptococcus mitis and Streptococcus … of oral streptococcal
commensalism and pathogenicity, which are … between oral mitis group streptococci and …

Comparative Genomic Analyses of Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae Provide Insight into Virulence and Commensalism Dynamics

D Shahinas, CS Thornton, GS Tamber, G Arya… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
… Although the pathogenic potential of S. … within the Mitis 16S rRNA classification. Despite
having >99% 16s rRNA gene identity with Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus mitis, S…

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
… From a common ancestor, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus mitismitis
strains, we were furthermore able to address the question of potential differences in pathogenic

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 …

Competence in Streptococcus pneumoniae and Close Commensal Relatives: Mechanisms and Implications

G Salvadori, R Junges, DA Morrison… - Frontiers in cellular and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus mitis are close … differences in pathogenic
potential toward the human host. S. … from commensalistic to pathogenic relationships. In the …

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 …

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. …

How to become a killer, or is it all accidental? Virulence strategies in oral streptococci

I Sitkiewicz - Molecular oral microbiology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
… pneumoniae, and also less pathogenic streptococci like Streptococcus mitis, Streptococcus
oralis, Streptococcus … Although some researchers speculate that commensalism of S. …