Streptococcus vestibularis

Streptococcus vestibularis
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Lactobacillales
Family: Streptococcaceae
Genus: Streptococcus
Species:
S. vestibularis
Binomial name
Streptococcus vestibularis
Whiley and Hardie 1988

Streptococcus vestibularis (S. vestibularis) is a species of Streptococcus.[1] It is a commensal bacterium that can occasionally cause opportunistic infections within its human host.[2] It is part of the viridans streptococci, and has been identified as a member of the salivarius group of streptococci through sequence homology of the 16S rRNA (ribosomal ribonucleic acid) gene.[3][4] This group includes Streptococcus salivarius, Streptococcus thermophilus and Streptococcus vestibularis, which are genetically similar species of Streptococcus.[2]

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  2. ^ a b Delorme, Christine; Abraham, Anne-Laure; Renault, Pierre; Guédon, Eric (2015-07-01). "Genomics of Streptococcus salivarius, a major human commensal". Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 33: 381–392. doi:10.1016/j.meegid.2014.10.001. ISSN 1567-1348.
  3. ^ Bentley, Robert W.; Leigh, James A.; Collins, Matthew D. (1991). "Intrageneric Structure of Streptococcus Based on Comparative Analysis of Small-Subunit rRNA Sequences". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 41 (4): 487–494. doi:10.1099/00207713-41-4-487. ISSN 1466-5034.
  4. ^ KAWAMURA, YOSHIAKI; HOU, XIAO-GANG; SULTANA, FERDOUSI; MIURA, HIROAKI; EZAKI, TAKAYUKI (1995). "Determination of 16S rRNA Sequences of Streptococcus mitis and Streptococcus gordonii and Phylogenetic Relationships among Members of the Genus Streptococcus". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 45 (2): 406–408. doi:10.1099/00207713-45-2-406. ISSN 1466-5034.