Streptococcus peroris sp. nov. and Streptococcus infantis sp. nov., new members of the Streptococcus mitis group, isolated from human clinical specimens

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 921-927

  Kawamura, Yoshiaki ^a   Hou, Xiao Gang ^a   Todome, Yuko ^b   Sultana, Ferdousi ^a   Hirose, Kenji ^a   Shu, Sin Ei ^a   Ezaki, Takayuki ^a   Ohkuni, Hisashi ^b  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; DNA DNA hybridization; S. infantis; S. peroris; The mitis group; haemolytic streptococci

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS; TAXONOMY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFANTIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PERORIS;

EID: 0031856288     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-48-3-921     Document Type: Article

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