Taxonomic and phylogenetic relationships of Streptococcus mitis and Streptococcus oralis
have been difficult to establish biochemically and genetically. We used core-genome …

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

Streptococcus sinensis is a recently discovered human pathogen isolated from blood
cultures of patients with infective endocarditis. Its phylogenetic position, as well as those of …

The genus Streptococcus comprises important pathogens that have a severe impact on
human health and are responsible for substantial economic losses to agriculture. Here, we …

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 …

Abstract Background The genus Streptococcus is one of the most diverse and important
human and agricultural pathogens. This study employs comparative evolutionary analyses …

Streptococcus pyogenes, is an important human pathogen classified within the pyogenic
group of streptococci, exclusively adapted to the human host. Our goal was to employ a …

Members of the genus Streptococcus within the phylum Firmicutes are among the most
diverse and significant zoonotic pathogens. This genus has gone through considerable …

Background Streptococcus intermedius, a member of the S. anginosus group, is a
commensal bacterium present in the normal microbiota of human mucosal surfaces of the …

Pan-genome refers to the sum of genes that can be found in a given bacterial species,
including the core-genome and the dispensable genome. In this study, the genomes from …