Microbe Identification
Microbe nameStreptococcus mutans
NCBI Taxonomy ID1309
Microbe Taxonomy
SuperkingdomBacteria
KingdomEubacteria
PhylumFirmicutes
ClassBacilli
OrderLactobacillales
FamilyStreptococcaceae
GenusStreptococcus
Species mutans
StrainNot Available
Microbe Properties
Gram staining propertiesPositive
ShapeCocci
MobilityNo
Flagellar presenceNo
Number of membranes1
Oxygen preferenceFacultative anaerobe
Optimal temperature37
Temperature rangeMesophilic
HabitatHostAssociated
Biotic relationshipFree living
Cell arrangementChains - Pairs
SporulationChains - Pairs
MetabolismSaccharolytic, respiratory or fermentative
Energy sourceNot Available
Host and Biospecimens
HostBody siteBiospecimenDetailsData SourceReference
HumanHuman Oral Microbiome Database (HOMD)20624719
HumanLungBacDive34718743
HumanGingivaSupragingival plaqueDisbiome30300382
HumanOral cavitySubgingival plaqueDisbiome23060013
HumanGingivaSubgingival plaqueDisbiome23060013
HumanLarge intestineFecesDisbiome23719380
HumanOral cavitySalivaDisbiome29222886
HumanLarge intestineSupragingival plaqueDisbiome31365560
HumanOral cavitySalivaDisbiome31247001
HumanOral cavitySalivaDisbiome31211815
HumanOral cavitySalivaDisbiome30657624
HumanOral cavitySalivaDisbiome27898021
HumanGingivaSupragingival plaqueDisbiome32109360