[HTML][HTML] Streptococcus mitis strains causing severe clinical disease in cancer patients

SA Shelburne, P Sahasrabhojane… - Emerging infectious …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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 …

Molecular relationships and antimicrobial susceptibilities of viridans group streptococci isolated from blood of neutropenic cancer patients

H Wisplinghoff, RR Reinert, O Cornely… - Journal of clinical …, 1999 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT From January 1995 to May 1998, 57 episodes of bacteremia due to viridans
group streptococci were identified in 50 febrile neutropenic patients with hematologic …

Streptococcus tigurinus, a novel member of the Streptococcus mitis group, causes invasive infections

A Zbinden, NJ Mueller, PE Tarr, G Eich… - Journal of clinical …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Species-specific difference in antimicrobial susceptibility among viridans group streptococci

S Chun, HJ Huh, NY Lee - Annals of Laboratory Medicine, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Viridans group streptococci (VGS) are both commensal microbes and potential
pathogens. Increasing resistance to penicillin in VGS is an ongoing issue in the clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Streptococcal taxonomy based on genome sequence analyses

CC Thompson, VE Emmel, EL Fonseca, MA Marin… - …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The identification of the clinically relevant viridans streptococci group, at species level, is still
problematic. The aim of this study was to extract taxonomic information from the complete …

It's not easy being green: the viridans group streptococci, with a focus on pediatric clinical manifestations

CD Doern, BD Carey-Ann - Journal of clinical microbiology, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
The viridans group streptococci (VGS) are a heterogeneous group of organisms that can be
human commensals, colonizing the gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts in addition to …

Delineation of Streptococcus dysgalactiae, its subspecies, and its clinical and phylogenetic relationship to Streptococcus pyogenes

A Jensen, M Kilian - Journal of clinical microbiology, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
The taxonomic status and structure of Streptococcus dysgalactiae have been the object of
much confusion. Bacteria belonging to this species are usually referred to as Lancefield …

Sequence type 1 group B Streptococcus, an emerging cause of invasive disease in adults, evolves by small genetic changes

AR Flores, J Galloway-Peña… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
The molecular mechanisms underlying pathogen emergence in humans is a critical but
poorly understood area of microbiologic investigation. Serotype V group B Streptococcus …

Viridans group streptococcal infections among children with cancer and the importance of emerging antibiotic resistance

L Bruckner, F Gigliotti - Seminars in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 2006 - Elsevier
Viridans group streptococci (VGS) are major pathogens among children with cancer or
receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and are associated with considerable …

Multilocus sequence analysis of Streptococcus canis confirms the zoonotic origin of human infections and reveals genetic exchange with Streptococcus dysgalactiae …

MD Pinho, SC Matos, C Pomba… - Journal of clinical …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Streptococcus canis is an animal pathogen that occasionally causes human infections.
Isolates recovered from infections of animals (n= 78, recovered from 2000 to 2010 in three …