Whiley R A, Beighton D
Department of Oral Microbiology, St. Bartholomew's, London, England, United Kingdom.
Oral Microbiol Immunol. 1998 Aug;13(4):195-216. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-302x.1998.tb00698.x.
The classification of the oral streptococci has long remained a difficult area of streptococcal taxonomy. This article reviews the current classification of these bacteria into four species groups, and each group is described in detail. The often confusing changes that have taken place in the classification, identification and nomenclature of the member species are reviewed against a historical background of gradually improving techniques and approaches, leading towards a natural classification based primarily on genotypic evidence. Identification schemes currently in use employing biochemical tests are also reviewed, together with alternative molecular approaches.
口腔链球菌的分类长期以来一直是链球菌分类学中的一个难题领域。本文回顾了目前将这些细菌分为四个菌种组的分类情况，并对每个组进行了详细描述。根据技术和方法逐渐改进的历史背景，回顾了成员菌种在分类、鉴定和命名方面经常出现的令人困惑的变化，这些变化朝着主要基于基因型证据的自然分类发展。还回顾了目前使用生化试验的鉴定方案以及替代的分子方法。
