Use of phylogenetic and phenotypic analyses to identify nonhemolytic streptococci isolated from bacteremic patients

T Hoshino, T Fujiwara, M Kilian - Journal of clinical microbiology, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
The aim of this study was to evaluate molecular and phenotypic methods for the
identification of nonhemolytic streptococci. A collection of 148 strains consisting of 115 …

A Pangenome Approach for Discerning Species-Unique Gene Markers for Identifications of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae

L Gonzales-Siles, R Karlsson, P Schmidt… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Correct identifications of isolates and strains of the Mitis-Group of the genus Streptococcus
are particularly difficult, due to high genetic similarity, resulting from horizontal gene transfer …

Emended Descriptions and Recognition of Streptococcus constellatus, Streptococcus intermedius, and Streptococcus anginosus as Distinct Species

RA WHILEY, D BEIGHTON - International Journal of …, 1991 - microbiologyresearch.org
Strains currently classified as Streptococcus anginosus include strains previously identified
as Streptococcus constellatus (Prevot 1924) Holdeman and Moore 1974, Streptococcus …

Clonal diversity of the Streptococcus mitis biovar 1 population in the human oral cavity and pharynx

J Hohwy, M Kilian - Oral microbiology and immunology, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
A total of 250 isolates of oral streptococci were recovered from swabs of oropharyngeal
surfaces of 3 members of one family. All isolates were examined by biochemical and …

Sub-divisions within the genus Streptococcus using deoxyribonucleic acid/ribosomal ribonucleic acid hybridization

EI Garvie, JAE Farrow - … für Bakteriologie Mikrobiologie und Hygiene: I. Abt …, 1981 - Elsevier
A preliminary classification of strains from several species of streptococci by DNA/rRNA
hybridization showed several sub-groups. The largest sub-group divided into two clusters …

Molecular phylogeny and a taxonomic proposal for the genus Streptococcus

F Pontigo, M Moraga Vergara, S Flores Carrasco - 2015 - repositorio.uchile.cl
Alternative phylogenies for the genus Streptococcus have been proposed due to uncertainty
about the among-species group relationships. Here, we performed a phylogenetic analysis …

Four Types of Streptococcus mutans Based on Their Genetic, Antigenic and Biochemical Characteristics

AL Coykendall - Microbiology, 1974 - microbiologyresearch.org
Eighteen cariogenic streptococcal strains identified as members of Streptococcus mutans
(Clarke, 1924) were compared on the basis of biochemical tests, mannitol-1-phosphate …

Re-evaluation of the taxonomy of the Mitis group of the genus Streptococcus based on whole genome phylogenetic analyses, and proposed reclassification of Streptococcus dentisani as Streptococcus oralis subsp. dentisani …

A Jensen, CFP Scholz, M Kilian - International journal of …, 2016 - microbiologyresearch.org
The Mitis group of the genus Streptococcus currently comprises 20 species with validly
published names, including the pathogen S. pneumoniae. They have been the subject of …

Use of tuf Sequences for Genus-Specific PCR Detection and Phylogenetic Analysis of 28 Streptococcal Species

FJ Picard, D Ke, DK Boudreau… - Journal of clinical …, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A 761-bp portion of the tuf gene (encoding the elongation factor Tu) from 28
clinically relevant streptococcal species was obtained by sequencing amplicons generated …

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 …