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Sep 2026
From commensal to pathogen: recent advances in the pathogenicity and clinical implications of Streptococcus anginosus
Streptococcus anginosus (S. anginosus, SA), a facultatively anaerobic coccus, functions as both a commensal bacterium and an opportunistic pathogen. It is frequently associated with localized suppurative infections and abscess formation. Increasing evidence implicates it as an emerging pathogen that can trigger gastrit...
Ying Chen, Hong-Jie Zheng, Wen-Hua Huang et al.
· Frontiers in Microbiology · 0 citations