Streptococcus salivarius

A colony of Streptococcus salivarius on blood agar

Streptococcus salivarius is a kokkenförmiges, facultative anaerobic, Gram- positive bacterium that grows in short chains.

Streptococcus salivarius settled within hours of birth, the human mouth and upper respiratory tract, which leads to an immunization against this type. The bacteria are among the most important pathogens of dental caries. They are also classified as an opportunistic pathogen, as they did when they enter the bloodstream, can cause in people with neutropenia sepsis.

As subsp subspecies was formerly known as Streptococcus salivarius. thermophilus Streptococcus thermophilus considered.