Species commonly found in humans: Streptococcus mitis, Streptococcus salivarius, Streptococcus mutans (potential pathogen), Streptococcus pneumoniae (potential pathogen), Streptococcus pyogenes ...

Researchers have discovered that Streptococcus pyogenes, a species of bacteria that can cause severe illness if it invades the human body, can survive on the skin using arginine as a source of ...

Scientists have long considered another bacterial species, the plaque-forming, acid-making Streptococcus mutans, as the principal cause of tooth decay -- also known as dental caries. However, in ...

Streptococcus agalactiae or group B streptococcus (GBS) is a significant bacterial pathogen of animals, largely known for causing mastitis in cows, but also commonly found in the human body (this ...