Streptococcus cristatus explained

Streptococcus cristatus is a species of viridans Streptococcus with tufted fibrils, first isolated from the human oral cavity and throat. The type strain is strain CR311 (= NCTC 12479).^[1]

Further reading

• Matthys C, Claeys G, Verschraegen G, Wauters G, Vogelaers D, De Baere T, etal . Streptococcus cristatus isolated from a resected heart valve and blood cultures: case reports and application of phenotypic and genotypic techniques for identification. . Acta Clin Belg . 2006 . 61 . 4 . 196–200 . 17091918 . 10.1179/acb.2006.034 .
• Zhang G, Chen R, Rudney JD . Streptococcus cristatus attenuates Fusobacterium nucleatum-induced interleukin-8 expression in oral epithelial cells. . Journal of Periodontal Research . 2008 . 43 . 4 . 408–16 . 18942189 . 10.1111/j.1600-0765.2007.01057.x.

External links

• • LPSN
• Type strain of Streptococcus cristatus at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. Handley. P.. Coykendall. A.. Beighton. D.. Hardie. J. M.. Whiley. R. A.. Streptococcus crista sp. nov., a Viridans Streptococcus with Tufted Fibrils, Isolated from the Human Oral Cavity and Throat. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 41. 4. 1991. 543–547. 0020-7713. 10.1099/00207713-41-4-543. 1742199. free.