Competition and Coexistence between<i>Streptococcus mutans</i>and<i>Streptococcus sanguinis</i>in the Dental Biofilm

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The human mucosal surface is colonized by the indigenous microflora, which normally maintains an ecological balance among different species. Certain environmental or biological factors, however, may trigger disruption of this balance, leading to microbial diseases. In this study, we used two oral bacterial species, Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sanguinis (formerly S. sanguis), as a model to probe the...

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