Horizontal transmission of mutans streptococci in children

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-55

  Domejean S ^a   Zhan, L ^b   Denbesten, P K ^b   Stamper, J ^c   Boyce, W T ^c   Featherstone, J D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLERMONT FERRAND   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children.; Diversity; Horizontal transmission; Mutans streptococci

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH PLAQUE; TWINS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; DISEASES IN TWINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 72449159784     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: 15440591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022034509353400     Document Type: Article

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