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Identification and genetic characterisation of melibiose-negative isolates of Streptococcus mutans.
Caries research - 1 Jan 1995
Colby S M, Harrington D J, Russell R R
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus mutans is frequently identified on the basis of phenotypic characteristics such as the ability to ferment carbohydrates. The usefulness of some of these identification tests may be limited in the case of isolates which are atypical with regard to their fermentation properties. We previously identified isolates of S. mutans which were unable to ferment melibiose, a characteristic which is included in...
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