… [ 1 ] Among the oral bacteria, mutans streptococci (MS) have been associated as a major …
mutans [Figure 1]. The biotype traits of five S. downei strains displayed that two strains belong …

… Protein patterns of Streptococcus downei and other mutans streptococci were obtained by
polyacrylamide slab gel electrophoresis (PAGE) of whole-cell extracts in the presence of SDS, …

… Recently, while studying clinical strains of mutans streptococci isolated from dental plaques
of the Korean population, we detected strains of S. downei. Since the isolation of S. downei …

… streptococcal species: Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus sobrinus, Streptococcus downei
and Streptococcus … PCR primers to identify other mutans streptococcal species such as S. …

… downei. The primer pair amplified a 530-bp DNA fragment on the dex genes of … effective
detection and identification of the five mutans streptococcal species: S. mutans, S. sobrinus, S. …

… contributes to the cariogenicity of mutans streptococci. Streptococcus downei produces four
… with other enzymes by constructing mutants which were gtfS, gtfS/gtfT, gtfS/gtfI and gtfI. The …

… downei was designed on the basis of the nucleotide sequence of the … downei NCTC 11391
T . The primer pair specifically detected S. downei, but none of the other mutans streptococci (…

… A real-time PCR assay for Streptococcus sobrinus and Streptococcus downei was also …
the species of mutans streptococci. Development of a practical assay for mutans streptococci is …

… identification method of the mutans streptococcal species. The strains of mutans streptococcal
species used in this … Streptococcus downei sp. nov. for strains previously described as …

… Mutans streptococci consists of seven … Streptococcus mutans (serotypes c, e and f),
Streptococcus sobrinus (serotypes d and g), Streptococcus criceti (serotype a), Streptococcus …