Evaluation of genotypic diversity of Streptococcus mutans using distinct arbitrary primers

• Main Authors: Cínthia Pereira Machado Tabchoury (Author), Maria Clara K. Sousa (Author), Rodrigo Alex Arthur (Author), Renata Oliveira Mattos-Graner (Author), Altair Antoninha Del Bel Cury (Author), Jaime Aparecido Cury (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2008-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Streptococcus mutans has been considered one of the main etiological agents of dental caries and the genotypic diversity rather than its salivary counts may be considered as a virulence factor of this bacterium. For genotyping with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with arbitrary primers, several prim...