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View full text | Download PDF. ABSTRACTAs a major etiological agent of human dental caries, Streptococcus mutans resides primarily in biofilms that form on the tooth surfaces, also known as dental plaque. In addition to caries, ...
24 paź 2013 · The pathogenicity of certain microbial species such as Streptococcus mutans, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Legionella pneumophila or Pseudomonas aeruginosa is inseparably associated with their ability to form biofilms on solid surfaces, e.g., tissues, catheters or implants [1 – 4].
1 gru 2003 · Describes the use of genetic manipulation in combination with an animal model to show the importance of the cell-surface anchoring of proteins in the ability of S. mutans to cause caries.
As a human pathogen, S. mutans is also implicated in subacute bacterial endocarditis, a life-threatening inflammation of heart valves, while a subset of strains has been linked to other extraoral pathologies such as cerebral microbleeds, IgA nephropathy, and atherosclerosis.
S. mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus are the predominant pathogenic species in humans, with S. mutans serotype c being the most common isolate (70%–80%) from carious lesions. Serotype is determined by the chemical compositions of surface polysaccharides, which are made up of a rhamnose backbone and glucose side chains.
5 sie 2014 · RFLP-PCR is used for genetic studies of Streptococcus, e.g. S. pneumoniae species , S. bovis/S.equinis or S. mutans . The PCR method and its different variants, depending on the purpose for which they are used, are the most common methods for the typing of pathogenic bacteria.
4 lis 2018 · Inhibition of pathogenic bacteria by bacterial isolates from dog's dental plaque. The 16S RNA Genbank access codes, genus/species, target strain, and diameter of the inhibition halo for the 13 bacterial isolates, initially classified as antagonistic against S. mutans and S. aureus.
