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Identification of ssDNA aptamers specific to clinical isolates of Streptococcus mutans strains with different cariogenicity.
Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica - 1 Jun 2016
Cui Wei, Liu Jiaojiao, Su Donghua, Hu Danyang, Hou Shuai, Hu Tongnan, Yang Jiyong, Luo Yanping, Xi Qing, Chu Bingfeng, Wang Chenglong
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus mutans, a Gram-positive facultative anaerobic bacterium, is considered to be a major etiological factor for dental caries. In this study, plaques from dental enamel surfaces of caries-active and caries-free individuals were obtained and cultivated for S. mutans isolation. Morphology examination, biochemical characterization, and polymerase chain reaction were performed to identify S. mutans The...
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