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== Organisms ==
== Organisms ==
* ''S. anginosus'' group (previously milleri group)

* ''S. mitis''
* ''S. oralis''
* ''S. mutans''
* ''S. sanguinis''
* ''S. sobrinus''
* ''Milleri group''
** ''S. anginosus''
** ''S. anginosus''
** ''S. constellatus''
** ''S. intermedius''
** ''S. intermedius''
** ''S. constellatus''
* ''S. mitis'' group
** ''S. mitis''
** ''S. oralis''
* ''S. sanguinis'' group
** ''S. gordonii''
** ''S. sanguinis''
** ''S. parasanguinis''
* ''S. salivarius'' group
** ''S. salivarius''
** ''S. vestibularis''
** ''S. thermophilus''
* ''S. mutans'' group
** ''S. mutans''

== Further Reading ==
* It’s Not Easy Being Green: the Viridans Group Streptococci, with a Focus on Pediatric Clinical Manifestations. ''J Clin Microbiol''. 2010;48(11):3829-3835. DOI: [https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01563-10 10.1128/JCM.01563-10]


[[Category:Gram-positive cocci]]
[[Category:Gram-positive cocci]]

Revision as of 15:40, 6 March 2020

Microbiology

  • Gram-positive cocci
  • Commensal oral flora

Organisms

  • S. anginosus group (previously milleri group)
    • S. anginosus
    • S. intermedius
    • S. constellatus
  • S. mitis group
    • S. mitis
    • S. oralis
  • S. sanguinis group
    • S. gordonii
    • S. sanguinis
    • S. parasanguinis
  • S. salivarius group
    • S. salivarius
    • S. vestibularis
    • S. thermophilus
  • S. mutans group
    • S. mutans

Further Reading

  • It’s Not Easy Being Green: the Viridans Group Streptococci, with a Focus on Pediatric Clinical Manifestations. J Clin Microbiol. 2010;48(11):3829-3835. DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01563-10

References

  1. ^  Sejong Chun, Hee Jae Huh, Nam Yong Lee. Species-Specific Difference in Antimicrobial Susceptibility Among Viridans Group Streptococci. Annals of Laboratory Medicine. 2015;35(2):205-211. doi:10.3343/alm.2015.35.2.205.