Transmission of Streptococcus mutans in a group of Turkish families

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 408-410

  Ersin, Nazan Kocatas ^a   Kocabas, E H ^a   Alpoz, A R ^a   Uzel, A ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

AP polymerase chain reaction; Streptococcus mutans; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; FATHER; FERMENTATION TECHNIQUE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MOTHER; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVA LEVEL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH PLAQUE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL PLAQUE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; FAMILY HEALTH; FATHERS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHERS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TURKEY;

EID: 8444252438     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302x.2004.00163.x     Document Type: Article

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