Identification of a pheA gene associated with Streptococcus mitis by: Using suppression subtractive hybridization

Abstract

We performed suppression subtractive hybridization to identify genomic differences between Streptococcus mitis and Streptococcus pneumoniae. Based on the pheA gene, a primer set specific to S. mitis detection was found in 18 out of 103S. mitis-specific clones. Our findings would be useful for discrimination of S. mitis from other closely related cocci in the oral environment. © 2012, American Society for Microbiology.