Revival of the species Streptococcus thermophilus (ex Orla-Jensen, 1919) nom. rev.

Summary DNA-DNA hybridization studies under stringent conditions and physiological data provide sufficient evidence for conferring species rank on Streptococcus salivarius subsp. thermophilus.

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