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Genotypic diversity and virulence traits of Streptococcus mutans in caries-free and caries-active individuals.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jul 2004
Napimoga Marcelo Henrique, Kamiya Regianne Umeko, Rosa Rosimeire Takaki, Rosa Edvaldo AntonioR, Höfling José Francisco, de Oliveira Mattos-Graner Renata, Gonçalves Reginaldo Bruno
Abstract excerpt
The present study evaluated the relationship between clonal diversity and some virulence traits of Streptococcus mutans isolated from eight caries-free and eight caries-active subjects. A total of 155 S. mutans isolates from caries-free subjects and 144 isolates from caries-active subjects were obtained from samples of saliva, dental plaque and tongue surface and identified by PCR. The isolates were submitted to...
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