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Implantation and cariogenicity in hamsters of Streptococcus mutans with different hydrophobicity
Author(s) -
OLSSON J.,
EMILSON C. G.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1988.tb01412.x
Subject(s) - streptococcus mutans , microbiology and biotechnology , colonization , strain (injury) , biology , sucrose , streptococcus , chemistry , bacteria , food science , genetics , anatomy
— Strains of Streptococcus mutans with different surface hydrophobicity were examined for their ability to colonize and induce carious lesions in hamsters given a high sucrose diet. In. a short‐term experiment the hydrophobic strain GW showed almost an identical colonization pattern compared to the hydrophilic strain GW36. Streptomycin resistant variants of GW and GW36 implanted at a much slower rate than the parent strains. Differences in caries score were observed between the strains. The cariogenicity of the strains seemed to be dependent on early colonization.