Identification of Mitis group streptococci (MGS) to the species level is challenging for routine
microbiology laboratories. Correct identification is crucial for the diagnosis of infective …

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

Streptococcus mitis is a leading cause of infective endocarditis (IE). However, our
understanding of the genomic epidemiology and pathogenicity of IE-associated S. mitis is …

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 …

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

Mitis group streptococci are pioneer colonizers of tooth surfaces and are implicated in
various pathologies. Thus, accurate identification of oral mitis group strains would be …

Differentiation between mitis group streptococci (MGS) bacteria in routine laboratory tests
has become important for obtaining accurate epidemiological information on the …

The oral streptococci are spherical Gram-positive bacteria categorized under the phylum
Firmicutes which are among the most common causative agents of bacterial infective …

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 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 …