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Genotypic heterogeneity of Streptococcus oralis and distinct aciduric subpopulations in human dental plaque.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Aug 2000
Alam S, Brailsford S R, Adams S, Allison C, Sheehy E, Zoitopoulos L, Kidd E A, Beighton D
Abstract excerpt
The genotypic heterogeneity of Streptococcus oralis isolated from the oral cavity was investigated using repetitive extragenic palindromic PCR. Unrelated subjects harbored unique genotypes, with numerous genotypes being isolated from an individual. S. oralis is the predominant aciduric bacterium isolated from noncarious tooth sites. Genotypic comparison of the aciduric populations isolated at pH 5.2 with those...
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