Streptococcus cristatus

Streptococcus cristatus is a species of viridans Streptococcus with tufted fibrils, first isolated from the human oral cavity and throat. The type strain is strain CR311 (= NCTC 12479).^[1]

Streptococcus cristatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Bacillati
Phylum:	Bacillota
Class:	Bacilli
Order:	Lactobacillales
Family:	Streptococcaceae
Genus:	Streptococcus
Species:	S. cristatus
Binomial name
Streptococcus cristatus corrig. Handley et al. 1991