Streptococcus

Chapter 22 Streptococcus Barbara Spellerberg, Barbara SpellerbergSearch for more papers by this authorClaudia Brandt, Claudia BrandtSearch for more papers by this author Barbara Spellerberg, Barbara SpellerbergSearch for more papers by this authorClaudia Brandt, Claudia BrandtSearch for more papers by this author Book Editor(s):James H. Jorgensen, James H. Jorgensen Emeritus, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TexasSearch for more papers by this authorKaren C. Carroll, Karen C. Carroll Department of Pathology, Division of Microbiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MarylandSearch for more papers by this authorGuido Funke, Guido Funke Risch Laboratories Group, Schaan, Principality of LiechtensteinSearch for more papers by this authorMichael A. Pfaller, Michael A. Pfaller T2 Biosystems, Lexington, Massachusetts, and Professor Emeritus, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IowaSearch for more papers by this authorMarie Louise Landry, Marie Louise Landry Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, ConnecticutSearch for more papers by this authorSandra S. Richter, Sandra S. Richter Department of Laboratory Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OhioSearch for more papers by this authorDavid W. Warnock, David W. Warnock Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United KingdomSearch for more papers by this author First published: 15 May 2015 https://doi.org/10.1128/9781555817381.ch22Citations: 1 AboutPDFPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShareShare a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Summary The genus Streptococcus currently comprises >100 recognized species, and this number can certainly be expected to rise with the increasing availability of next-generation sequencing technologies. More than 10 novel species have been validly published in the last 5 years alone. Most of these were found in the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract of various mammals and so far have not been shown to play a role in human infections. This chapter focuses on well-known and novel streptococcal species found in human specimens and covers changes that have been applied to the taxonomy of streptococci in recent years. Citing Literature Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 11th Edition RelatedInformation