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Mutans streptococci enumeration and genotype selection using different bacitracin-containing media.
Journal of microbiological methods - 1 Aug 2014
Momeni Stephanie S, Patrick Paul, Wiener Howard W, Cutter Gary R, Ruby John D, Cheon Kyounga, Whiddon Jennifer, Moser Stephen A, Childers Noel K
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The primary etiological agents associated with dental caries include the mutans streptococci (MS) comprised of Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus. The effective cultivation and isolation of MS are necessary for the study of MS, including their proper clinical assessment in the epidemiological study of dental caries. Several selective media have been developed for the isolation, enumeration, and...
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