Streptococcus vestibularis

Streptococcus vestibularis is a species of Streptococcus.[1]

Streptococcus vestibularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Firmicutes
Class:
Bacilli
Order:
Lactobacillales
Family:
Streptococcaceae
Genus:
Streptococcus
Species:
S. vestibularis

Streptococcus vestibularis, member of the vtridans streptococci was first isolated from vestibular mucosa of human oral cavities, was described as a new species in 1988. It is noted that “Streptococcus vestibularis is a normal inhabitant of vestibules of the human oral cavity” (Haberal, Ozdemir, Siren, & Simsek, 2008)

References
  1. Doyuk E, Ormerod OJ, Bowler IC (July 2002). "Native valve endocarditis due to Streptococcus vestibularis and Streptococcus oralis". J. Infect. 45 (1): 39–41. doi:10.1053/jinf.2002.1004. PMID 12217730.


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