Streptococcus infantarius

Streptococcus infantarius is a species of bacteria.^[2]

Streptococcus infantarius
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Bacillati
Phylum:	Bacillota
Class:	Bacilli
Order:	Lactobacillales
Family:	Streptococcaceae
Genus:	Streptococcus
Species:	S. infantarius
Binomial name
Streptococcus infantarius Schlegel et al. 2000
Subspecies[1]
Streptococcus infantarius subsp. coli Schlegel et al. 2000 Streptococcus infantarius subsp. infantarius

Natural genetic transformation

S. infantarius is competent for natural genetic transformation.^[3] Competence can be induced in cultures at high cell density, and is transient.