title: Phylogenetic analysis of viridans group streptococci causing endocarditis.
abstract: Identification of viridans group streptococci (VGS) to the species level is difficult because VGS exchange genetic material. We performed multilocus DNA target sequencing to assess phylogenetic concordance of VGS for a well-defined clinical syndrome. The hierarchy of sequence data was often discordant, underscoring the importance of establishing biological relevance for finer phylogenetic distinctions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, USA.
authors.forename: Keith E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Simmon
authors.forename: Lori
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Christopher W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Woods
authors.forename: Francesc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marco
authors.forename: Jose M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Miro
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cabell
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hoen
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marin
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Utili
authors.forename: Efthymia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Giannitsioti
authors.forename: Thanh
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Doco-Lecompte
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: Stanley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mirrett
authors.forename: Arjana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tambic
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: Phillip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Korman
authors.forename: Dannah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wray
authors.forename: L Barth
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Reller
authors.forename: Marie-Francoise
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Tripodi
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Plesiat
authors.forename: Arthur J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: Selwyn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Murdoch
authors.forename: Cathy A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Petti
mesh_terms: D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D034363:Viridans Streptococci / Q000235:genetics*