Phenotypic heterogeneity of genomically-diverse isolates of Streptococcus mutans.

High coverage, whole genome shotgun (WGS) sequencing of 57 geographically- and genetically-diverse isolates of Streptococcus mutans from individuals of known dental caries status was recently completed. Of the 57 sequenced strains, fifteen isolates, were selected based primarily on differences in ge...

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Main Authors: Sara R Palmer, James H Miller, Jacqueline Abranches, Lin Zeng, Tristan Lefebure, Vincent P Richards, José A Lemos, Michael J Stanhope, Robert A Burne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3628994?pdf=render