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
HumanNot AvailableHuman Oral Microbiome Database (HOMD)20624719
HumanLungNot AvailableBacDive34718743
HumanGingivaSupragingival plaqueNot AvailableDisbiome30300382
HumanOral cavitySubgingival plaqueNot AvailableDisbiome23060013
HumanGingivaSubgingival plaqueNot AvailableDisbiome23060013
HumanLarge intestineFecesNot AvailableDisbiome23719380
HumanOral cavitySalivaNot AvailableDisbiome29222886
HumanLarge intestineSupragingival plaqueNot AvailableDisbiome31365560
HumanOral cavitySalivaNot AvailableDisbiome31247001
HumanOral cavitySalivaNot AvailableDisbiome31211815
HumanOral cavitySalivaNot AvailableDisbiome30657624
HumanOral cavitySalivaNot AvailableDisbiome27898021
HumanGingivaSupragingival plaqueNot AvailableDisbiome32109360