Distinuishing the species of mitis group streptococci is challenging due to ambiguous
phenotypic characteristics and high degree of genetic similarity. This has been particularly …

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 …

The close phylogenetic relationship of the important pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae
and several species of commensal streptococci, particularly Streptococcus mitis and …

The aim of our study was to investigate phenotypic and genotypic features of streptococci
misidentified (misID) as Streptococcus pneumoniae, obtained over 20 years from hospital …

ABSTRACT A correct identification of Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae is a prerequisite for
investigating the clinical impact of the bacterium. The identification has traditionally relied on …

The Mitis group of streptococci includes an important human pathogen, Streptococcus
pneumoniae (pneumococcus) and about 20 other related species with much lower …

Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae is a close relative of the major human pathogen S.
pneumoniae. It is increasingly associated with lower-respiratory-tract infections (LRTI) and a …

Background Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the most frequently encountered
pathogens in humans but its differentiation from closely related but less pathogenic …

The vast majority of streptococci colonizing the human upper respiratory tract are
commensals, only sporadically implicated in disease. Of these, the most pathogenic is Mitis …

Streptococcus mitis is a common oral commensal and an opportunistic pathogen that
causes bacteremia and infective endocarditis; however, the species has received little …