Detection of serotype k Streptococcus mutans in Thai subjects

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 431-433

  Lapirattanakul, J ^a   Nakano, K ^b   Nomura, R ^b   Nemoto, H ^b   Kojima, A ^b   Senawongse, P ^a   Srisatjaluk, R ^a   Ooshima, T ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Serotype k; Streptococcus mutans; Thai subjects

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; GLUCOSE; POLYMER; RHAMNOSE; SUCROSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BINDING AFFINITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMMUNODIFFUSION; JAPANESE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEROPREVALENCE; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DEXTRANS; FEMALE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; IMMUNODIFFUSION; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SUCROSE; THAILAND; VIRULENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68949199664     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: 1399302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302X.2009.00530.x     Document Type: Article

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