Streptococcus constellatus

Streptococcus constellatus
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Lactobacillales
Family: Streptococcaceae
Genus: Streptococcus
Species:
S. constellatus
Binomial name
Streptococcus constellatus
(Prévot, 1924) Holdeman & Moore, 1974
Subspecies
  • Streptococcus constellatus subsp. constellatus
  • Streptococcus constellatus subsp. pharyngis Whiley et al., 1999
  • Streptococcus constellatus subsp. viborgensis Jensen et al., 2013

Streptococcus constellatus is a species of Streptococcus bacteria that is part of the normal flora in the oral cavity, urogenital region, and intestinal tract. However, it can frequently cause purulent infections in other parts of the body. DNA homology studies and 16S rRNA sequence analysis demonstrate S. constellatus belongs to the Streptococcus anginosus group (milleri group) along with Streptococcus intermedius and Streptococcus anginosus.

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