Viridans group streptococci
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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