Distinct Biological Potential of Streptococcus gordonii and Streptococcus sanguinis Revealed by Comparative Genome Analysis

• Main Authors: Zheng, W., Tan, M.F., Old, L.A., Paterson, I.C., Jakubovics, N.S., Choo, S.W.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017
• Subjects: RK Dentistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/17837/1/41598_2017_Article_2399.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/17837/; http://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-02399-4

Streptococcus gordonii and Streptococcus sanguinis are pioneer colonizers of dental plaque and important agents of bacterial infective endocarditis (IE). To gain a greater understanding of these two closely related species, we performed comparative analyses on 14 new S. gordonii and 5 S. sanguinis s...