Table 1. Comparison of biotyping and 16s rRNA sequencing in the identification of VGS.

Groups	No. of Strains in the group (Phenotypic identification)	No identified by 16s rRNA	Species identification by 16s rRNA	No of species
Mitis	39 (73.58%)	50	S.mitis	1 (1.9%)
			S.oralis	27 (51.9%)
			S.sanguinis	11 (21%)
			S.parasanguinis	3 (5.7%)
			S.gordonii	6 (11.5%)
			S.tigurinus	1 (1.9%)
			S.cristatus	1 (1.9%)
Salivarius	10 (18.86%)	0	S.salivarius	0
Mutans	1 (1.8%)	1	S. mutans	1 (1.9%)
Anginosus	1 (1.8%)	1	S.anginosus	1 (1.9%)
Sanguinis	1 (1.8%)	-
Unidentified	1 (1.8%)	-
Total	53			52