A common etiology of diabetic ketoacidosis is severe infection [1], and hyperglycemia has been reported to be a possible risk factor for developing a liver abscess [2]. Streptococcus anginosus is a subgroup of streptococcus viridians, which commonly exists in normal oral and gastrointestinal flora. Streptococcus anginosus differs from other bacterial subgroups as Streptococcus anginosus may cau...

Objectives: To study and compare the number of colony forming units of Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus sanguis, Streptococcus salivarius, Streptococcus mitis and Streptococcus milleri in dentulous, edentulous and in those wearing partial and complete dentures by using semi-quantitative culture method of saliva samples with calibrated standard loop. Materials: Sterile specimen collection bot...

OBJECTIVES To identify the common bacteria in recent peritonsillar abscesses and the prevalence of antibiotic resistance and compare both between adults and children. METHODS This is a retrospective chart review at a single academic institution of patients who underwent either incision and drainage or tonsillectomy for a peritonsillar abscess between 2002 and 2012 (n=69). Medical records were...

Streptococcus paracitrovorus (Hammer, 1920) is a heterofermentative lactic acid organism associated with Streptococcus lactis in butter cultures. In milk culture it is known to ferment citric acid with the subsequent production of diacetyl, the principal flavor and aroma constituent of cultured butter. The breakdown of citrates in milk by Streptococcus citrovorus and Streptococcus paracitrovoru...

Capsular exopolysaccharide, hyaluronic acid produced by Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus, carries high importance in pharmaceutical as well as biomedical field. In this direction, isolation and screening for exopolysaccharide producing streptococcus from nasopharynx of horses from Maharashtra and its neighbouring place was carried out. Out of 70 samples, none was observed to be Streptoco...

Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a severe soft tissue infection, characterized by rapid and fulminant progression. Thus, early suspicion, prompt medical aggressive surgical management are important for the clinical outcomes of NF. Despite rarity NF in infants group B streptococcus as its cause, 2-month-old preterm girl presented with involving suprapubic, inguinal, lower lateral abdominal regions ...

Aerobic In clusters ● Coagulase (+): Staphylococcus. aureus ● Coagulase (-):Staphylococcus lugdunensis or other coagulase-negative Staphylococcus In pairs/chains ● Optochin sensitive: Streptococcus pneumoniae ● Alpha-hemolytic: Viridans group Streptococcus, Enterococcus species ● Beta-hemolytic: ○ Group A Strep (Streptococcus pyogenes) ○ Group B Strep (Streptococcus agalactiae) ○ Group C, D, G ...

Citation: Roy D, Takamatsu D, Okura M, Goyette-Desjardins G, Van Calsteren M-R, Dumesnil A, Gottschalk M and Segura M (2018) Capsular Sialyltransferase Specificity Mediates Different Phenotypes in Streptococcus suis and Group B Streptococcus. Front. Microbiol. 9:545. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00545 Capsular Sialyltransferase Specificity Mediates Different Phenotypes in Streptococcus suis and Grou...