Differentiation of banding patterns between Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus isolates in rep-PCR using ERIC primer

Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus are considered to be important bacterial species in the initiation of human dental caries. Therefore, the establishment of a reliable genotyping method to distinguish S. mutans from S. sobrinus is of central importance.We assessed the usefulness of rep...

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Main Authors: Tamami Okada, Kazuko Takada, Kou Fujita, Takuji Ikemi, Robert C. Osgood, Noel K. Childers, Suzanne M. Michalek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2011-12-01
Series:Journal of Oral Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.journaloforalmicrobiology.net/index.php/jom/article/view/7190/17151

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