Streptococcus cristatus is a species of viridans Streptococcus with tufted fibrils, first isolated from the human oral cavity and throat. The type strain is strain CR311 (= NCTC 12479).[1]
| Streptococcus cristatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Lactobacillales |
| Family: | Streptococcaceae |
| Genus: | Streptococcus |
| Species: | S. cristatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Streptococcus cristatus corrig. Handley et al. 1991
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References
edit- ^ Handley, P.; Coykendall, A.; Beighton, D.; Hardie, J. M.; Whiley, R. A. (1991). "Streptococcus crista sp. nov., a Viridans Streptococcus with Tufted Fibrils, Isolated from the Human Oral Cavity and Throat". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 41 (4): 543–547. doi:10.1099/00207713-41-4-543. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 1742199.
Further reading
edit- Matthys C, Claeys G, Verschraegen G, Wauters G, Vogelaers D, De Baere T, et al. (2006). "Streptococcus cristatus isolated from a resected heart valve and blood cultures: case reports and application of phenotypic and genotypic techniques for identification". Acta Clin Belg. 61 (4): 196–200. doi:10.1179/acb.2006.034. PMID 17091918.
- Zhang G, Chen R, Rudney JD (2008). "Streptococcus cristatus attenuates Fusobacterium nucleatum-induced interleukin-8 expression in oral epithelial cells". Journal of Periodontal Research. 43 (4): 408–16. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0765.2007.01057.x. PMID 18942189.
External links
edit- "Streptococcus cristatus". The Encyclopedia of Life.
- LPSN
- Type strain of Streptococcus cristatus at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
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