Differential oxidative stress tolerance of Streptococcus mutans isolates affects competition in an ecological mixed‐species biofilm model

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Summary Streptococcus mutans strongly influences the development of pathogenic biofilms associated with dental caries. Our understanding of S. mutans behaviour in biofilms is based on a few well‐characterized laboratory strains; however, individual isolates vary widely in genome content and virulence‐associated phenotypes, such as biofilm formation and environmental stress sensitivity. Using an ecological biofilm...

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