Streptococcus cristatus

Streptococcus cristatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Lactobacillales
Family: Streptococcaceae
Genus: Streptococcus
Species:
S. cristatus
Binomial name
Streptococcus cristatus
corrig. Handley et al. 1991

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]

References

  1. ^ 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

  • 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.


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