Streptococcus downei

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

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

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. ISSN 0020-7713. doi:10.1099/00207713-38-1-25.

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