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Measurement and Synthesis of Insoluble and Soluble Dextran by Streptococcus mutans

Thomas J. Montville

Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA

Charles L. Cooney

Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA

Anthony J. Sinskey

Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA

Total and insoluble dextransucrase activities of 10 strains of oral streptococci were measured by a modified filter disk assay. Strains that were nonadherent to hard surfaces had only low levels of insoluble dextransucrase activity.

A physical rather than metabolic mechanism is suggested to explain the decreased insoluble and increased soluble activities observed when dextran T-10 is added to the media.

Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 56, No. 8, 983-989 (1977)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345770560082701
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