StreptoBase: An oral Streptococcus mitis group genomic resource and analysis platform

• Main Authors: Zheng, W., Tan, T.K., Paterson, I.C., Mutha, N.V.R., Siow, C.C., Tan, S.Y., Old, L.A., Jakubovics, N.S., Choo, S.W.
• Format: Article
• Published: Public Library of Science 2016
• Subjects: RK Dentistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18664/; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151908

The oral streptococci are spherical Gram-positive bacteria categorized under the phylum Firmicutes which are among the most common causative agents of bacterial infective endocarditis (IE) and are also important agents in septicaemia in neutropenic patients. The Streptococcus mitis group is comprise...