Open AccessDetection and characterization of Streptococcus downei, a rare bacterial species of mutans streptococci from caries-active patients
Author(s) -
Khalid Imran,
Hamzah Abdulrahman Salman,
R Senthilkumar,
BassamShaker Mahmood
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_400_17
Subject(s) - streptococcus mutans , microbiology and biotechnology , streptococcus , medicine , biology , dentistry , bacteria , genetics
The oral bacteria, mutans streptococci (MS), are an etiological agent of dental caries. Of MS, Streptococcus downei are rarely isolated bacteria.
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