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[Preliminary study on genotypic diversity of Streptococcus mutans in Xinjiang Uygur preschool children].
Zhonghua kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Zhonghua kouqiang yixue zazhi = Chinese journal of stomatology - 1 May 2011
Lin Jing, Zhao Jin, Nurbiye Munammetemin, Li Xin-shang
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between genotypic diversity of Streptococcus mutans (Sm) and deciduous teeth caries in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. METHODS: Isolates of Sm were obtained from 17 caries-free and 17 caries-active Uygur preschool children aged from 3 to 5 years. A total of 143 isolates were subcultured, biochemically characterised and identified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) as...
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