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Distribution of Streptococcus mutans Biotypes in Five Human Populations

Harris J. Keene

Naval Dental Research Institute, Great Lakes, Illinois 60088, USA

Irving L. Shklair

Naval Dental Research Institute, Great Lakes, Illinois 60088, USA

Gerald J. Mickel

Naval Dental Research Institute, Great Lakes, Illinois 60088, USA

Milton R. Wirthlin

Naval Dental Research Institute, Great Lakes, Illinois 60088, USA

Cultural and biochemical methods were used for the isolation and identification of five different Streptococcus mutans biotypes in samples of dental plaque obtained from human subjects who were living in widely separated geographical areas. Although biotype c was the most prevalent type in each population, distinct geographic differences in biotype distribution were observed.

Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 56, No. 1, 5-10 (1977)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345770560011101
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