The oral bacterium Streptococcus mutans is the principal agent in the development of dental
caries. Biofilm formation by S. mutans requires bacterial attachment, aggregation, and …

Streptococcus mutans has been strongly implicated as the principal etiological agent in
dental caries. One of the important virulence properties of these organisms is their ability to …

The virulence of the dental caries pathogen Streptococcus mutans relies in part on the
sucrose-dependent synthesis of and interaction with glucan, a major component of the …

Streptococcus mutans is known as a primary pathogen of dental caries, one of the most
common human infectious diseases. Exopolysaccharide synthesis, adherence to tooth …

Streptococcus mutans is a key cariogenic bacterium responsible for the initiation of tooth
decay. Biofilm formation is a crucial virulence property. We discovered a putative …

Background Dental caries is a chronic, multifactorial and biofilm-mediated oral bacterial
infection affecting almost every age group and every geographical region. Streptococcus …

Introduction: Streptococcus sobrinus exhibits marked dextran‐dependent aggregation
mediated by glucan‐binding proteins (GBPs). In contrast to Streptococcus mutans, in which …

Streptococcus mutans is the primary cariogen that produces several virulence factors that
are modulated by a competence-stimulating peptide (CSP) signaling system. In this study …

Streptococcus mutans, the major pathogen responsible for dental caries in humans, is a
biofilm-forming bacterium. In the present study, 17 different pulsed-field gel electrophoresis …

Streptococcus mutans is one of the important bacteria that forms dental biofilm and cause
dental caries. Virulence genes in S. mutans can be classified into the genes involved in …