Repeated bacteraemia caused by Streptococcus mutans in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome

R Nomura, M Hamada, K Nakano… - Journal of medical …, 2007 - microbiologyresearch.org
Streptococcus mutans, considered to be a pathogen for dental caries, is known to cause
bacteraemia and infective endocarditis. Herein, an unusual case of repeated bacteraemia …

Isolation and characterization of Streptococcus mutans in heart valve and dental plaque specimens from a patient with infective endocarditis

R Nomura, K Nakano, H Nemoto… - Journal of medical …, 2006 - microbiologyresearch.org
Streptococcus mutans, known to be an aetiologic agent of dental caries, also causes
infective endocarditis (IE), although a comparison of isolates from the oral cavity and …

Serotype distribution of Streptococcus mutans a pathogen of dental caries in cardiovascular specimens from Japanese patients

K Nakano, H Nemoto, R Nomura… - Journal of Medical …, 2007 - microbiologyresearch.org
The involvement of oral bacteria in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease has been
studied, with Streptococcus mutans, a pathogen of dental caries, detected in cardiovascular …

New method for the isolation of Streptococcus mutans and its differentiation from other oral streptococci

HA Linke - Journal of clinical microbiology, 1977 - Am Soc Microbiol
A new, improved agar medium for the isolation of Streptococcus mutans, the etiological
agent of dental caries, was developed. In contrast to mitis-salivarius agar, this medium not …

Streptococcus mutans, not detected?

S Alaluusua, L Grönroos… - Oral microbiology and …, 1989 - Wiley Online Library
The growth of Streptococcus mutans was followed for three years in 24 healthy 12‐17 year‐
old children, who were selected for the study on the basis of undetectable levels of salivary …

Molecular characterization of Streptococcus mutans strains isolated from the heart valve of an infective endocarditis patient

H Nemoto, K Nakano, R Nomura… - Journal of medical …, 2008 - microbiologyresearch.org
Streptococcus mutans, known to be an aetiological agent of dental caries, is occasionally
isolated from patients with infective endocarditis (IE). S. mutans strains with a defect in all …

Serotype classification of Streptococcus mutans and its detection outside the oral cavity

K Nakano, T Ooshima - Future microbiology, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Streptococcus mutans, generally known as a major pathogen of dental caries, is also a
possible causative agent of bacteremia and infective endocarditis. S. mutans is classified …

[HTML][HTML] Streptococcus mutans and cardiovascular diseases

K Nakano, R Nomura, T Ooshima - Japanese Dental Science Review, 2008 - Elsevier
Streptococcus mutans, a pathogen of dental caries, is known to be associated with
bacteremia and infective endocarditis (IE). The bacterium has been classified into four …

Streptococcus mutans Clonal Variation Revealed by Multilocus Sequence Typing

K Nakano, J Lapirattanakul, R Nomura… - Journal of clinical …, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
Streptococcus mutans is the major pathogen of dental caries, a biofilm-dependent infectious
disease, and occasionally causes infective endocarditis. S. mutans strains have been …

Characteristics of Streptococcus mutans Isolated from Human Dental Plaque and Blood

RR Facklam - International Journal of Systematic and …, 1974 - microbiologyresearch.org
A comparison of physiological characteristics of Streptococcus mutans isolates from human
blood (54 strains) and dental plaque (50 strains) showed that there were no appreciable …