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Identification of mutans and other oral streptococci by random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Truong T L, Ménard C, Mouton C, Trahan L
Abstract excerpt
The identification and classification of the non-haemolytic or viridans group of streptococci have long been recognised as difficult and unsatisfactory. Phenotypic and genotypic heterogeneity have resulted in ambiguous speciation, particularly with mutans streptococci and other oral streptococci. This study was done to determine whether random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis is useful to identify and...
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