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Clonal diversity and turnover of Streptococcus mitis bv. 1 on shedding and nonshedding oral surfaces of human infants during the first year of life.
Clinical and diagnostic laboratory immunology - 1 Oct 2005
Kirchherr Jennifer L, Bowden George H, Richmond Dorothy A, Sheridan Michael J, Wirth Katherine A, Cole Michael F
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus mitis bv. 1 is a pioneer colonizer of the human oral cavity. Studies of its population dynamics within parents and their infants and within neonates have shown extensive diversity within and between subjects. We examined the genetic diversity and clonal turnover of S. mitis bv. 1 isolated from the cheeks, tongue, and primary incisors of four infants from birth to 1 year of age. In addition, we...
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