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Streptococcus mutans

Known as: mutan streptococcus, mutans streptococcus 
A species of Gram-positive coccus-shaped bacteria in the order Lactobacillales. S. mutants is commonly found in the human oral cavity, where is a… 
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Review
2002
Review
2002
Immunization against dental caries.
Review
2001
Review
2001
Production of secretory IgA antibodies in plants.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of Mutacin 1140, a Lantibiotic from Streptococcus mutans
ABSTRACT Streptococcus mutans JH1000 and its derivatives were previously shown (J. D. Hillman, K. P. Johnson, and B. I. Yaphe… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Insertional mutagenesis and recovery of interrupted genes of Streptococcus mutans by using transposon Tn917: preliminary characterization of mutants displaying acid sensitivity and nutritional…
New vectors were constructed for efficient transposon Tn917-mediated mutagenesis of poorly transformable strains of Streptococcus… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Characteristics of a high molecular weight extracellular protein of Streptococcus mutans.
A high molecular weight protein antigen, designated P1, has been isolated from the culture fluid of chemostat-grown Streptococcus… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Protein antigens of Streptococcus mutans: purification and properties of a double antigen and its protease-resistant component
A surface protein antigen of Streptococcus mutans having two sets of antigenic determinants (antigens I and II) was purified by… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Effective immunity to dental caries: protection of gnotobiotic rats by local immunization with Streptococcus mutans.
Gnotobiotic rats injected in the submandibular region with killed, whole Streptococcus mutans cells developed salivary antibodies… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Diminished Virulence of Glucan Synthesis-Defective Mutants of Streptococcus mutans
The virulence of cell surface-associated, glucan synthesis-defective mutants of Streptococcus mutans strain 6715-13 was studied… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Dissociation of Plaque Formation from Glucan-Induced Agglutination in Mutants of Streptococcus mutans
The traits adhesion and cohesion are manifested in Streptococcus mutans by in vitro plaque formation and glucan-mediated… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Mechanism of Adherence of Streptococcus mutans to Smooth Surfaces II. Nature of the Binding Site and the Adsorption of Dextran-Levan Synthetase Enzymes on the Cell-Wall Surface of the Streptococcus
The mechanism of adsorption of the Streptococcus mutans enzymes responsible for the synthesis of insoluble dextran-levan to the S… 
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