''Streptococcus downei'' is a
Gram-positive
In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify bacteria into two broad categories according to their type of cell wall.
Gram-positive bact ...
bacterium
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were amon ...
, with type strain MFe28 (NCTC 11391
T).
It is thought to be
cariogenic.
References
Further reading
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*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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LPSNType strain of ''Streptococcus downei'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Streptococcaceae
Gram-positive bacteria
Bacteria described in 1988
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