The risk of a stroke may be increased by a common bacteria found in the mouth and gut, suggests a new study. Higher levels of ...

Commonly used alcohol-based mouthwashes can affect both harmful and beneficial bacteria, impacting oral, gut and overall ...

They found five oral pathogens enriched in these patients’ gastric linings, including Streptococcus anginosus. S. anginosus is part of the normal flora of the mouth, nose, throat, gut, and vagina.

Health authorities renewed their investigation into reports of a potential uptick in very rare brain infections of kids around the country after officials in Southern ...

The Streptococcus anginosus group (SAG) comprises a cluster of closely related bacteria that are part of the normal human flora but can act as opportunistic pathogens. These organisms are emerging ...

Stroke survivors with Streptococcus anginosus in the gut also had a "significantly" higher risk of death and major cardiovascular events over the two-year follow-up period.

Streptococcus anginosus bacteria exist alongside other germs in the mouth, throat, intestines and vagina. Occasionally, they may cause mild infections like sore throats and skin infections.

Among our most significant findings, Streptococcus anginosus and S. oralis subsp. oralis were the two strongest ones," says Sergi Sayols-Baixeras, lead author from Uppsala University.

Researchers found that two species of opportunistic bacteria were significantly more abundant in the mouth after daily use of the alcohol-based mouthwash, Fusobacterium nucleatum and Streptococcus ...

Your gut bacteria could affect your risk for the fatty deposits in heart arteries -- and future heart attacks, researchers say.

Streptococcus anginosus bacteria exist alongside other germs in the mouth, throat, intestines and vagina. Occasionally, they may cause mild infections like sore throats and skin infections.