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Evidence for the transmissibility of human dental caries
Author(s) -
Rogers A. H.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1977.tb04444.x
Subject(s) - streptococcus mutans , organism , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteriocin , dentistry , transmissibility (structural dynamics) , dental plaque , periodontal disease , medicine , biology , bacteria , antimicrobial , genetics , physics , vibration isolation , quantum mechanics , vibration
A bstract — Strains of Streptococcus mutans , an organism strongly implicated in the aetiology of human dental caries, have been identified by means of a bacteriocin typing technique. Examination of family groups suggests that the organism can be transmitted intrafamiliarly thus supporting the notion that human dental caries is an infectious transmissible disease.