Streptococcus intermedius is a β-hemolytic Gram-positive member of the Streptococcus
anginosus group (SAG). Despite being a part of the normal microbiota, it is one of the most …

Brain abscess represents a significant medical problem, despite recent advances made in
detection and therapy. Streptococcus intermedius, a commensal organism, has the potential …

The nature in variation of the 16S rRNA gene of members of the Streptococcus anginosus
group was investigated by hybridization and DNA sequencing. A collection of 708 strains …

Background Streptococcus intermedius is a member of the Streptococcus anginosus group.
Clinical disease with S. intermedius is characterized by abscess formation and rarely …

Background Streptococcus intermedius, a member of the S. anginosus group, is a
commensal bacterium present in the normal microbiota of human mucosal surfaces of the …

Streptococcus intermedius causes endogenous infections leading to abscesses. This
species produces intermedilysin (ILY), a human‐specific cytolysin. Because of the significant …

Materials and Methods: Fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism (FAFLP) is the
genotyping tool used in the study. The presence of the mecA and Panton-Valentine …

Streptococcus anginosus is a member of the anginosus group streptococci, which form part
of the normal human oral flora. In contrast to the pyogenic group streptococci, our …

Purpose.: The clinical significance of many species belonging to coagulase-negative
staphylococci (CoNS) other than Staphylococcus epidermidis has been increasingly …

The aim of this study was to establish an identification method for the anginosus group
within the genus Streptococcus by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Using a primer pair …