Abstract In 2003 the World Health Organization (WHO) convened a working group and
published a set of standard methods for studies measuring nasopharyngeal carriage of …

Streptococcus mitis is a viridans streptococcus and a normal commensal of the human
oropharynx. However, S. mitis can escape from this niche and cause a variety of infectious …

M itis‐group streptococci are ubiquitous oral commensals that can promote polybacterial
biofilm virulence. Using a novel murine oral mucosal co‐infection model we sought to …

The bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the leading causes of fatal infections
affecting humans. Intriguingly, phylogenetic analysis shows that the species constitutes one …

The use of bacteria as probiotics is in continuous development, thanks to their capacity to
maintain or restore a host's natural microbiome by interference with and/or inhibition of other …

Candida albicans and streptococci of the mitis group colonize the oral cavities of the majority
of healthy humans. While C. albicans is considered an opportunistic pathogen, streptococci …

From a common ancestor, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus mitis evolved in
parallel into one of the most important pathogens and a mutualistic colonizer of humans …

High throughput sequencing has accelerated knowledge on the oral microbiome. While the
bacterial component of oral communities has been extensively characterized, the role of the …

The genus Streptococcus contains 104 recognized species, many of which are associated
with human or animal hosts. A globally prevalent human pathogen in this group is …

Members of the oral mitis group streptococci including Streptococcus oralis, Streptococcus
sanguinis, and Streptococcus gordonii are the most abundant inhabitants of human oral …