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Streptococcus mitis

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Streptococcus mitis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Firmicutes
Class:
Bacilli
Order:
Lactobacillales
Family:
Streptococcaceae
Genus:
Streptococcus
Species:
mitis

Streptococcus mitis is a mesophilic alpha-haemolytic species of Streptococcus that inhabits the human mouth. It can cause endocarditis. It has been widely reported that this organism survived for over two years on the Surveyor 3 probe on the moon. However some NASA scientists suggest this may be a result of contamination[1].

See also

Reports of Streptococcus mitis on the moon.

References

  1. ^ http://lsda.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/experiment/exper.cfm?exp_index=1651. NASA

External links

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