Isolation and genetic characterization of mutans streptococci associated with dental caries in rural field practice of a dental institution: In vivo study

• Main Authors: B Santosh Kumar (Author), H Indiresha Narayana (Author), B V Sreenivasa Murthy (Author), Sylvia Mathew (Author), P Damodhar (Author), S S Shantha Kumar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Streptococcus mutans is well-known causative microorganism in the development of dental caries because they drop the plaque pH and produce acids from carbohydrates and survive in the acidic environment. It is now evident that knowledge of the bacteria enforces empirical approach to thera...