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==Background==
===Microbiology===

*Essentially, the ''Streptococcus bovis'' group consists of bacteria are non-enterococcal Group D [[streptococci]]
*Historically grouped by biotype:
**Biotype I: ferments mannitol
**Biotype II: cannot ferment mannitol
***Biotype II/1: β-glucuronidase negative
***Biotype II/2: β-glucuronidase positive
*Members include:
**[[Streptococcus equinus|''Streptococcus equinus'']]
**[[Streptococcus infantarius|''Streptococcus infantarius'']] subsp. ''coli'' (biotype II/1)
**[[Streptococcus infantarius|''Streptococcus infantarius'']] subsp. ''infantarius'' (biotype II/1)
**[[Streptococcus alactolyticus|''Streptococcus alactolyticus'']]
**[[Streptococcus gallolyticus|''Streptococcus gallolyticus'']] subsp. ''gallolyticus'' (biotype I), classically associated with [[colon cancer]] and [[infective endocarditis]]
**[[Streptococcus gallolyticus|''Streptococcus gallolyticus'']] subsp. ''pasteurianus'' (biotype II/2)
**[[Streptococcus gallolyticus|''Streptococcus gallolyticus'']] subsp. ''macedonicus''

==Further Reading==

*An update on the Streptococcus bovis group: classification, identification, and disease associations. ''J Clin Microbiol''. 54:1694 –1699. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02977-15 10.1128/JCM.02977-15].
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[[Category:Gram-positive cocci]]
[[Category:Infectious diseases]]