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Streptococcus infantarius

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Streptococcus infantarius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Lactobacillales
Family: Streptococcaceae
Genus: Streptococcus
Species:
S. infantarius
Binomial name
Streptococcus infantarius
Schlegel et al. 2000
Subspecies[1]

Streptococcus infantarius is a species of bacteria.[2]

Natural genetic transformation

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S. infantarius is competent for natural genetic transformation.[3] Competence can be induced in cultures at high cell density, and is transient.

References

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  1. ^ "Streptococcus infantarius". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. ^ 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. PMID 10939646.
  3. ^ 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 3676052. PMID 23543718.

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