Comparative genomic analyses of <it>Streptococcus mutans </it>provide insights into chromosomal shuffling and species-specific content
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Streptococcus mutans </it>is the major pathogen of dental caries, and it occasionally causes infective endocarditis. While the pathogenicity of this species is distinct from other human pathogenic streptococci, the sp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Genomics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/358 |