Abstract Background and Objectives To investigate the bactericidal effect of an 809 nm
semiconductor laser alone, and in combination with NaOCl/H2O2 irrigation in root canals in …

The genus Enterococcus presently contains 43 recognised species occurring in a wide
variety of environments. Enterococci are naturally associated with the gastrointestinal tract of …

The feasibility of sequence analysis of the 16S-23S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) intergenic
spacer (ITS) for the identification of clinically relevant viridans group streptococci (VS) was …

The full-length sequences of the groESL genes (also known as cpn10/60) of Streptococcus
anginosus, Streptococcus constellatus, Streptococcus gordonii, and Streptococcus sanguis …

Standard repetitive extragenic palindromic (REP)-PCR, enterobacterial repetitive intergenic
consensus-PCR, and Salmonella enteritidis repetitive element-PCR methods for bacterial …

The classification of the genus Streptococcus has undergone major revisions since the
1980s as a result of the application of molecular and chemotaxonomic approaches …

Pyrosequencing technology was evaluated for identification of species within the
Streptococcus genus. Two variable regions in the rnpB gene, which encodes the RNA …

The oral streptococci Streptococcus sanguinis, Streptococcus gordonii and Streptococcus
oralis are common aetiological agents of infective endocarditis, and their ability to adhere to …

Strep. to. coc'cus. Gr. adj. streptus pliant; Gr. n. kokkos a grain, berry; NL masc. n.
Streptococcus pliant coccus. Firmicutes/“Bacilli”/“Lactobacillales”/Streptococcaceae …

The identification and classification of the non-haemolytic or viridans group of streptococci
have long been recognised as difficult and unsatisfactory. Phenotypic and genotypic …