Streptococcus sanguinis, an abundant and benign inhabitant of the oral cavity, is an
important etiologic agent of infective endocarditis (IE), particularly in people with …

A collection of Streptococcus sanguinis strains from patients with endocarditis (n= 21) and
from the oral cavity (n= 34) was subjected to a multi‐locus sequence typing analysis using …

Streptococcus sanguinis (S. sanguinis) is an abundant oral commensal which can cause
disseminated human infection if it gains access to the bloodstream. The most important …

Streptococcus gordonii and Streptococcus sanguinis belong to the Mitis group streptococci,
which mostly are commensals in the human oral cavity. Though they are oral commensals …

Streptococcus gordonii and Streptococcus sanguinis are pioneer colonizers of dental
plaque and important agents of bacterial infective endocarditis (IE). To gain a greater …

Streptococcus mutans, known to be an aetiological agent of dental caries, is occasionally
isolated from patients with infective endocarditis (IE). S. mutans strains with a defect in all …

Objective Infective endocarditis is frequently caused by oral streptococci, especially
Streptococcus sanguis. In this group, many strains have recently been reclassified on the …

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 …

The viridans group streptococci (VGS) are a large consortium of commensal streptococci
that colonize the human body. Many species within this group are opportunistic pathogens …

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 …