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Clinical, phenotypic, and genotypic evidence for Streptococcus sinensis as the common ancestor of anginosus and mitis groups of streptococci.
Medical hypotheses - 1 Jan 2006
Woo Patrick C Y, Teng Jade L L, Lau Susanna K P, Yuen Kwok-yung
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In 2002, we reported the discovery of a novel species of viridans streptococcus, Streptococcus sinensis. Recently, we reported the isolation of two more strains of S. sinensis. Clinically, S. sinensis is a definite cause of infective endocarditis, a characteristic mainly pertaining to the mitis group of streptococci. Phenotypically, two of the three S. sinensis isolates were Lancefield group F, a characteristic...
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