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Characteristics and cariogenicity of a fructanase-defective Streptococcus mutants strain.

Infection and immunity - 1 Sept 1992

Wexler D L, Penders J E, Bowen W H, Burne R A

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Polymers of D-fructose produced by a variety of oral bacteria are believed to function as extracellular carbohydrate reserves. Degradation of these polysaccharides in plaque following exhaustion of dietary carbohydrates is thought to contribute to the extent and duration of the acid challenge to the tooth surface and thus to the initiation and progression of dental caries. Streptococcus mutans produces a...

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Animals
Bacterial Proteins
Dental Caries
Female
Genes, Bacterial
Glycoside Hydrolases
Mutation
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Streptococcus mutans

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PMID: 1500176
DOI: 10.1128/iai.60.9.3673-3681.1992
PMCID: PMC257376

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