Production of glucosyltransferases by clinical mutans streptococcal isolates as determined by semiquantitative cross-dot assay

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 417-422

  Alaluusua, Satu ^a,b   Grönroos, Lisa ^a,b   Zhu, Xia ^c   Saarela, Maria ^b   Mättö, Jaana ^b   Asikainen, Sirkka ^a,b   Fukushima, Kazuo ^c  

^a Dept of Pedodon and Orthodontics ^*  (Finland)

^b Institute of Dentistry   (Finland)

^c NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bottle feeding; Glucosyltransferase; Immunoassay; Monoclonal antibody; Mutans streptococci; Transmission

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; BOTTLE FEEDING; CELL ADHESION; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RIBOTYPING; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; BOTTLE FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HUMANS; INFANT; MOUTH; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 0342618731     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9969(97)00036-8     Document Type: Article

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