The genus Streptococcus comprises important pathogens, many of them are part of the
human or animal microbiota. Advances in molecular genetics, taxonomic approaches and …

Streptococcus mitis, a normal inhabitant of the oral cavity, is a member of Viridans Group
Streptococci (VGS). Generally recognized as a causative agent of invasive diseases in …

Acute otitis media (AOM) is the most common childhood bacterial infectious disease
requiring antimicrobial therapy. Most cases of AOM are caused by translocation of …

In Taiwan, the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) was introduced in 2006
and a PCV13 national childhood catchup program was implemented in 2013. To delineate …

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have been applied in bacterial flora
analysis. However, there is no standardized protocol, and the optimal clustering threshold …

The timely identification of microbial pathogens is essential to guide targeted antimicrobial
therapy and ultimately, successful treatment of an infection. However, the yield of standard …

Background Some streptococci strains identified as Streptococcus pneumoniae (S.
pneumoniae) by routine clinical methods exhibiting negative Quellung reaction results may …

Streptococci and enterococci are significant opportunistic pathogens in epidemiology and
infectious medicine. High genetic and taxonomic similarities and several reclassifications …

With the development of modern sheep raising technology, the increasing density of animals
in sheep house leads to the accumulation of microbial aerosols in sheep house. It is an …

Blood is a precious biological liquid that is normally sterile. Therefore, bacteria in the
bloodstream are shown a priori anomaly. A blood culture is systematically performed to …