Link to Pubmed [PMID] – 18349377
Link to DOI – 10.1099/jmm.0.47528-0
J Med Microbiol 2008 Apr; 57(Pt 4): 528-531
The identification by conventional methods of viridans streptococcal species, which are rarely encountered clinically, requires confirmation by genomic methods. We characterized a strain of Streptococcus sinensis responsible for infective endocarditis by sequencing both the 16S rRNA and the manganese-dependent superoxide dismutase genes.