… a reliable and easy method for the accurate identification of all species currently within the
mitis group. … Recently, we used the BIOLOG identification system, which employed 95 different …

… Despite MALDI-TOF MS high level of accuracy in the identification of SMG isolates, in this …
mitis group, in order to single out S. pneumoniae specific peaks. One peak was found in at …

… the issue of correct identification of pneumococci and other Mitis streptococci have been
proposed … an important advance in our understanding of relationships within the Mitis group. …

… However, reliable identification of other viridans group streptococci to the species level would
enable researchers to gain new insights into their pathogenic properties and antimicrobial …

… The focus in clinical microbiology laboratories has been accurate identification of S.
pneumoniae, due to the more serious associated clinical outcomes compared to that of the other …

… isolates identified as S. pneumoniae in clinical laboratories, which at the NRCBM were classified
as other Mitis streptococci, … the difficulty posed by such isolates for correct identification. …

… In this study, the high resolution and accuracy of MS/MS-based proteotyping was … of the
Mitis Group of the genus Streptococcus: ie, the pathogenic species, Streptococcus pneumoniae (…

… Mitis group streptococci are pioneer colonizers of tooth surfaces and are implicated in various
pathologies. Thus, accurate identification of oral mitis group strains … over other molecular …

… by the reports that Streptococcus mitis and Streptococcus oralis … At present the most reliable
identification of VGS can be … tool for the rapid identification of different bacteria. Unfortunately…

… Correct identification and delineation of the species belonging to the Mitis group of the genus
streptococci … divergence from other species of the Mitis group of the genus streptococci. …