Streptococcus downei

Streptococcus downei is a Gram-positive bacterium, with type strain MFe28 (NCTC 11391T).[1] It is thought to be cariogenic.

Streptococcus downei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Firmicutes
Class:
Coccus
Order:
Lactobacillales
Family:
Streptococcaceae
Genus:
Streptococcus
Species:
S. downei
Binomial name
Streptococcus downei
Whiley et al. 1988

References
  1. Whiley, R. A.; Russell, R. R. B.; Hardie, J. M.; Beighton, D. (1988). "Streptococcus downei sp. nov. for Strains Previously Described as Streptococcus mutans Serotype h". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 38 (1): 25–29. doi:10.1099/00207713-38-1-25. ISSN 0020-7713.

Further reading
  • Yoo SY, Kim KJ, Lim SH, Kim KW, Hwang HK, Min BM, et al. (2005). "First isolation of Streptococcus downei from human dental plaques". FEMS Microbiol Lett. 249 (2): 323–6. doi:10.1016/j.femsle.2005.06.020. PMID 16002238.
  • Monchois, Vincent, Martha Arguello-Morales, and Roy RB Russell. "Isolation of an Active Catalytic Core ofStreptococcus downei MFe28 GTF-I Glucosyltransferase." Journal of Bacteriology 181.7 (1999): 2290-2292.


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