Streptococcus mitis, a normal inhabitant of the oral cavity, is a member of Viridans Group
Streptococci (VGS). Generally recognized as a causative agent of invasive diseases in …

The Streptococcus mitis group constitutes a part of the oral flora in humans and has been
reported to cause infective endocarditis, brain abscesses, sepsis, pneumonia, and …

BACKGROUND: Streptococcus mitis is prevalent in the normal flora of the oropharynx, the
female genital tract, gastrointestinal tract, and skin. Although it is usually considered to have …

Streptococcus tigurinus is a novel species of viridans streptococci, shown to cause severe
invasive infections such as infective endocarditis, spondylodiscitis and meningitis. S …

Group milleri streptococci (GMS) comprise a heterogeneous group of streptococci, including
the species intermedius, constellatus, and anginosus together with rare betahemolytic …

Streptococcus mitis is a bacterium traditionally regarded as a normal commensal of the
oropharynx, skin, and intestinal and genital tracts. To our knowledge, we describe the first …

Streptococcus tigurinus is a new member of the Streptococcus viridians group and is closely
related to Streptococcus mitis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus …

We recently described the novel species Streptococcus tigurinus sp. nov. belonging to the
Streptococcus mitis group. The type strain AZ_3aT of S. tigurinus was originally isolated from …

Background Streptococcus intermedius belongs to the Streptococcus anginosus group. It is
part of the normal flora of the human mouth, but it can be etiologically associated with deep …

The genetically diverse viridans group streptococci (VGS) are increasingly recognized as
the cause of a variety of human diseases. We used a recently developed multilocus …