Response to comment on "Re-evaluation of boundaries of Streptococcus mitis and Streptococcus oralis and demonstration of multiple later synonyms of Streptococcus mitis, Streptococcus oralis and Streptococcus thalassemiae: description of Streptococcus mitis subsp. carlssonii subsp. nov. and emended description of Streptococcus mitis" by Kilian et al. (2025).

Mogens Kilian, Hans-Christian Slotved, Kurt Fuursted, Adonis D'Mello, Hervé Tettelin