Streptococcus mutans

Summary

Streptococcus mutans is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (712 views/month, #1,357 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Streptococcus mutans's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Streptococcus mutans is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Streptococcus mutans is classified within Streptococcus^[5].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Streptococcus mutans is Streptococcus mutans^[6].
• Streptococcus mutans's Commons category is recorded as Streptococcus mutans^[7].
• Streptococcus mutans's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. mutans'}^[8].
• Streptococcus mutans's LPSN URL is recorded as https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/streptococcus-mutans^[9].
• Streptococcus mutans's Gram staining is recorded as gram-positive bacteria^[10].

Body

Classification

Streptococcus mutans's scientific name is Streptococcus mutans^[6]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Streptococcus^[5].

Identifiers

Streptococcus mutans's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 540949^[11]. Streptococcus mutans's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1309^[12]. Streptococcus mutans's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 975361^[13]. Streptococcus mutans's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3227119^[14]. Streptococcus mutans's ITIS TSN is recorded as 966483^[15].

Why It Matters

Streptococcus mutans ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (712 views/month, #1,357 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]