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Taxonomic studies were performed on eight strains of α-haemolytic streptococci that showed
very low DNA-DNA hybridization similarity values with all established members of the mitis …

The cell wall of Streptococcus pneumoniae contains an unusually complex wall teichoic acid
(WTA), which has identical repeating units as the membrane-anchored lipoteichoic acid …

The rapid ID 32 Strep system (bioMérieux, Marcy l'Etoile, France) was evaluated for its ability
to identify 21 species of viridans group streptococci; results were compared with DNA-DNA …

Lipoteichoic acid (LTA) is a Gram-positive bacterial cell surface polymer that participates in
host-microbe interactions. It was previously reported that the major human pathogen …

The oral cavity is inhabited by over 500 different bacterial species that normally exist in
ecological balance both with each other and with the host. When this equilibrium is …

The heterogeneous bacterial group known as oral streptococci was screened for the
presence of cellular polyglycerolphosphate-containing lipoteichoic acid. This compound …

Kawasaki disease (KD) is the most common cause of multisystem vasculitis in childhood.
Although cervical lymphadenitis is one of the major symptoms in KD, lymph node biopsy is …

During an etiological study of Kawasaki disease (mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
[MCLS]), we found that dominant viridans streptococcal strains on tooth surfaces and in the …

Background: There is increasing evidence that both chronic and acute infections play a role
in the development and progression of atherothrombotic disorders. One potential …