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Physiological and serological variation in Streptococcus mitis biovar 1 from the human oral cavity during the first year of life.
Archives of oral biology - 1 Jan 2007
Kirchherr Jennifer L, Bowden George H, Cole Michael F, Kawamura Yoshiaki, Richmond Dorothy A, Sheridan Michael J, Wirth Katherine A
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to explore the physiological and antigenic diversity of a large number of Streptococcus mitis biovar 1 isolates in order to begin to determine whether these properties contribute to species persistence. DESIGN: S. mitis biovar 1 was collected from four infants from birth to the first year of age. At each of eight to nine visits, 60 isolates each were obtained from the...
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