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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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