… streptococci, which consist of commensal symbionts, such as the close relatives Streptococcus
mitis … tree of viridans streptococci appears to parallel the evolution of primates. Obviously, …

… According to our results, some of the genomes were mislabeled; for example, strains ATCC
6249 and ATCC 49296 were assigned to Streptococcus mitis and S. sanguinis, respectively, …

… Both species evolved in parallel either with adaptation to commensal lifestyle (S. mitis) by
losing virulence-associated genes and genome reduction or by improving the genomic …

… biofilm-mediated parallel evolutionary events in real time. Parallel evolution of specific genes
… study presents some of the best evidence of parallel evolutionary events in S. pneumoniae. …

… the vast array of commensal streptococcal strains that represent … other members of the
diverse Mitis group. These findings may … may shed light on the evolution of these important loci. …

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 …

… pneumoniae sub-cluster was located within the Streptococcus mitis cluster, but the sodA …
group was constructed, it became apparent that the evolutionary rate of the sodA gene was …

… evolutionary scenarios accounting for the presence of the psaA gene in the streptococcus
mitis group, we chose 34 streptococcus mitis … gene, with Streptococcus pneumoniae R6 as the …

… In this investigation, we use experimental evolution studies and lipidomics to show that
one-step high-level DAP resistance in S. mitis and S. oralis is associated with loss-of-function …

… gordonii, and Streptococcus mitis, may produce several extracellular polysaccharides, …
support of the conclusion that this diversity evolved by pneumococcal import of genes relevant to …