Identification of a pheA Gene Associated with Streptococcus mitis by Using Suppression Subtractive Hybridization

摘要

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 103 S. mitis -specific clones. Our findings would be useful for discrimination of S. mitis from other closely related cocci in the oral environment.