Genotypic diversity of Streptococcus mutans isolated from preschoolers with and without early dental care

Abstract Introduction Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) exhibits extensive genotypic diversity, but the role of this variation is poorly understood. Objective To evaluate the genotypic diversity of S. mutans in preschoolers with and without early dental care and to associate it with dental caries e...

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Main Authors: Ana Lídia Soares COTA, Janaína Accordi JUNKES, Regina Célia POLI-FREDERICO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista 2019-06-01
Series:Revista de Odontologia da UNESP
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-25772019000100407&tlng=en