Citation
Ro. Mattos-graner et al., Genotypic diversity of mutans streptococci in Brazilian nursery children suggests horizontal transmission, J CLIN MICR, 39(6), 2001, pp. 2313-2316
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137
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Volume
39
Issue
6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
2313 - 2316
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200106)39:6<2313:GDOMSI>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Streptococcus mutans strains were isolated from cohorts of Brazilian nurser
y school children and genotyped by arbitrarily primed PCR and restriction f
ragment length polymorphism analysis. Of 24 children,vith two to five S. mu
tans isolates, 29% carried two or more genotypes. The presence of matching
genotypes of S. mutans among children attending one nursery suggests horizo
ntal transmission.