The classification of the genus Streptococcus has undergone major revisions since the
1980s as a result of the application of molecular and chemotaxonomic approaches …

This section focuses on placing each part of the procedure together, including collection,
specimen processing, supplies, QC, and the actual step‐by‐step testing. This will allow the …

Background The physical appearance of tongue coatings is vital for traditional Chinese
medicine (TCM) to diagnose health and disease status. The microbiota of different tongue …

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is a major human pathogen. The main
pneumococcal autolysin LytA and the pneumolysin Ply are two of the bacterium's most …

A polar multitrichous Gram-negative motile rod, EY 3383, originally identified as
Burkholderia thailandensis, revealed a DNA-DNA reassociation rate of 36.7%, under …

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

Strep. to. coc'cus. Gr. adj. streptus pliant; Gr. n. kokkos a grain, berry; NL masc. n.
Streptococcus pliant coccus. Firmicutes/“Bacilli”/“Lactobacillales”/Streptococcaceae …

Strains of streptococci were isolated from the mouths of children attending the United Dental
Hospital, Sydney, Australia. These strains were analysed biochemically using the Rapid …

We had the opportunity to investigate the bacterial population in air samples, condensation
water, and inner wall swabs from the Russian space station Mir. From the first and second …

During the process of identifying a Gram-negative coccobacillus isolated from a human
clinical specimen, we found that the isolate's 16S rRNA gene had very close sequence …