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Streptococcus mutans strains recovered from caries-active or caries-free individuals differ in sensitivity to host antimicrobial peptides.
Molecular oral microbiology - 1 Jun 2011
Phattarataratip E, Olson B, Broffitt B, Qian F, Brogden K A, Drake D R, Levy S M, Banas J A
Abstract excerpt
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are among the repertoire of host innate immune defenses. In the oral cavity, several AMPs are present in saliva and have antimicrobial activities against oral bacteria, including Streptococcus mutans, a primary etiological agent of dental caries. In this study, we hypothesized that unique S. mutans strains, as determined by DNA fingerprinting from sixty 13-year-old subjects with or...
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