Phenotypic and genetic characteristics of Streptococcus mutans isolates from site-specific dental plaque in China.

Conclusions. This is the first report of MLST on site-specific dental plaques in a single subject, and indicates that S. mutans isolated from site-specific dental plaque of a single subject showed similar phenotypes as a result of the isolates were closely related.
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Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - January 18, 2021 Category: Microbiology Authors: Liu S, Li H, Zhang K, Guo Z, Zheng Q, Hu F, Zhang W, Sun Y, Guan JC Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research