:Streptococcus downei
{{Short description|Species of bacterium}}
{{Speciesbox
| genus = Streptococcus
| species = downei
| authority = Whiley et al. 1988
}}
Streptococcus downei is a Gram-positive bacterium, with type strain MFe28 (NCTC 11391T).{{cite journal|last1=Whiley|first1=R. A.|last2=Russell|first2=R. R. B.|last3=Hardie|first3=J. M.|last4=Beighton|first4=D.|title=Streptococcus downei sp. nov. for Strains Previously Described as Streptococcus mutans Serotype h|journal=International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology|volume=38|issue=1|year=1988|pages=25–29|issn=0020-7713|doi=10.1099/00207713-38-1-25|doi-access=free}} It is thought to be cariogenic.
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Further reading
- {{cite journal |vauthors=Yoo SY, Kim KJ, Lim SH, Kim KW, Hwang HK, Min BM, etal | title=First isolation of Streptococcus downei from human dental plaques. | journal=FEMS Microbiol Lett | year= 2005 | volume= 249 | issue= 2 | pages= 323–6 | pmid=16002238 | doi=10.1016/j.femsle.2005.06.020 | doi-access=free }}
- Monchois, Vincent, Martha Arguello-Morales, and Roy RB Russell. "Isolation of an Active Catalytic Core ofStreptococcus downei MFe28 GTF-I Glucosyltransferase." Journal of Bacteriology 181.7 (1999): 2290–2292.
External links
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- [https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/streptococcus LPSN]
- [http://bacdive.dsmz.de/index.php?search=14793&submit=Search Type strain of Streptococcus downei at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase]
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Category:Gram-positive bacteria
Category:Bacteria described in 1988
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