Streptococcus infantarius

Streptococcus infantarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Firmicutes
Class: Bacilli
Order: Lactobacillales
Family: Streptococcaceae
Genus: Streptococcus
Species: Streptococcus infantarius
Schlegel et al. 2000
Subspecies

Streptococcus infantarius subsp. infantarius
Streptococcus infantarius subsp. coli

Streptococcus infantarius is a species of bacteria.[1]

Natural genetic transformation

S. infantarius is competent for natural genetic transformation.[2] Competence can be induced in cultures at high cell density, and is transient.


References

  1. Schlegel, L.; Grimont, F.; Collins, M. D.; Regnault, B.; Grimont, P.; Bouvet, A. (2000). "Streptococcus infantarius sp. nov., Streptococcus infantarius subsp. infantarius subsp. nov. and Streptococcus infantarius subsp. coli subsp. nov., isolated from humans and food". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 50 (4): 1425–1434. doi:10.1099/00207713-50-4-1425. ISSN 1466-5026.
  2. Morrison DA, Guédon E, Renault P (2013). "Competence for natural genetic transformation in the Streptococcus bovis group streptococci S. infantarius and S. macedonicus". J. Bacteriol. 195 (11): 2612–20. doi:10.1128/JB.00230-13. PMC 3676052Freely accessible. PMID 23543718.

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