Pre_GI: OUP MCL Cluster Neighbours

Query: NC_013853:1295000 Streptococcus mitis B6, complete genome

D: 33.3774

Host Lineage: Streptococcus mitis; Streptococcus; Streptococcaceae; Lactobacillales; Firmicutes; Bacteria

General Information: This strain was isolated from a hospital in Bochum, Germany. Streptococcus mitis. This organism is a commensal normally found in the human mouth, throat and nasopharynx. It is not usually pathogenic but can be recovered from ulcerated teeth, sinuses and blood or heart lesions from subacute endocarditis (inflammation of the membrane lining the heart) patients. Streptococci are Gram-positive, nonmotile, nonsporeforming, catalase-negative cocci that occur in pairs or chains. Members of this genus vary widely in pathogenic potential. Most streptococci are facultative anaerobes, and some are obligate anaerobes.

Cluster statistics

Islands with an asterisk (*) contain ribosomal proteins or RNA related elements and may indicate a False Positive Prediction!