Serotyping is widelyused for epidemiologic investigation of group A streptococci (GAS). To
evaluate molecular typing methods of GAS, restriction endonuclease analysis (REA) of …

Background. It is postulated that the surge in incidence and severity of group A
streptococcus (GAS) infections since the 1980s is due to the emergence of strains of GAS …

Streptococcus mutans, generally known as a major pathogen of dental caries, is also a
possible causative agent of bacteremia and infective endocarditis. S. mutans is classified …

The 2,160,267 bp genome sequence of Streptococcus agalactiae, the leading cause of
bacterial sepsis, pneumonia, and meningitis in neonates in the US and Europe, is predicted …

The usefulness and reliability of partial sequence analysis of the manganese-dependent
superoxide dismutase gene (sodA), autolysin (lytA) gene amplification and species-specific …

Abstract Serotype M1 group A Streptococcus, the most common cause of invasive disease in
many case series, generally have resisted extensive molecular subtyping by standard …

Since the mid-1980s, there has been a resurgence of severe forms of invasive group A
streptococcal (GAS) disease in many countries and regions. However, there has not been …

Background Streptococcus mutans is the major pathogen of dental caries, and it
occasionally causes infective endocarditis. While the pathogenicity of this species is distinct …

Over a 4-year-period, 104 isolates belonging to the viridans streptococci were recovered
from the blood and identified to the species according to Beighton and co-workers …

Accurate species-level identification of alpha-hemolytic (viridans) streptococci (VGS) is very
important for understanding their pathogenicity and virulence. However, an extremely high …