Generation of diversity in Streptococcus mutans genes demonstrated by MLST.

Streptococcus mutans, consisting of serotypes c, e, f and k, is an oral aciduric organism associated with the initiation and progression of dental caries. A total of 135 independent Streptococcus mutans strains from caries-free and caries-active subjects isolated from various geographical locations...

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Main Authors: Thuy Do, Steven C Gilbert, Douglas Clark, Farida Ali, Clarissa C Fatturi Parolo, Marisa Maltz, Roy R Russell, Peter Holbrook, William G Wade, David Beighton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-02-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2816709?pdf=render