Technological advancements in fields such as molecular genetics and the human
microbiome have resulted in an unprecedented recognition of new bacterial genus/species …

Intestinal bacteria are symbiotic microbiota within the human gut and are implicated in the
occurrence and development of colorectal cancer (CRC). The current study investigated the …

Background Streptococcus tigurinus was recently described as a new streptococcal species
within the viridans group streptococci (VGS). The objectives of the present work were to …

Cholesterol-dependent cytolysins (CDCs) are a large family of pore-forming toxins,
produced by numerous Gram-positive pathogens. CDCs depend on host membrane …

Streptococcus tigurinus is responsible for severe invasive infections such as infective
endocarditis, spondylodiscitis and meningitis. As described, S. tigurinus isolates AZ_3aT …

Streptococcus tigurinus is a new member of the Mitis group and is associated with infective
endocarditis. Low and high virulent variants have been described. A search was made in the …

Gene sequence analysis methods, including 16S rRNA identification, allows accurate
identification of Streptococcus species, which include phenotypically closely related species …

A 60-year-old man with end-stage renal disease due to nephrosclerosis had a peritoneal
dialysis catheter (PD) embedded with stepwise initiation of peritoneal dialysis using …

Pore-forming toxins (PFTs) are commonly produced by pathogenic bacteria, and
understanding them is key to the development of virulence-targeted therapies. For this …

Post‐mortem detection of pathogenetic microorganisms in severe infectious death is
significantly important for diagnosing the cause of death as well as for public health …