Genotypic diversity and phenotypic traits of Streptococcus mutans isolates and their relation to severity of early childhood caries

• Main Authors: Remberto Marcelo Argandoña Valdez (Author), Cristiane Duque (Author), Karina Sampaio Caiaffa (Author), Vanessa Rodrigues dos Santos (Author), Maria Luiza de Aguiar Loesch (Author), Natalia Helena Colombo (Author), Rodrigo Alex Arthur (Author), Thais de Cássia Negrini (Author), Marcelo Fabiano Gomes Boriollo (Author), Alberto Carlos Botazzo Delbem (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Early childhood caries (ECC) is an aggressive condition that can affect teeth of young children. This study aimed to evaluate genotypic diversity and phenotypic traits of S. mutans isolated from dental biofilms of children with different caries status in comparison with caries fr...