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Longitudinal study of intrafamilial mutans streptococci ribotypes.
European journal of oral sciences - 1 Oct 2003
Köhler Birgitta, Lundberg Ann-Britt, Birkhed Dowen, Papapanou Panos N
Abstract excerpt
To explore the intrafamilial homology and longitudinal stability of colonization by early acquired mutans streptococci, genomic fingerprinting was performed on 254 strains (192 Streptococcus mutans and 62 Streptococcus sobrinus strains) collected from 16 families (16 mother-child pairs, seven fathers and four siblings). Genomic DNA was digested by the restriction endonuclease HindIII, followed by gel...
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