Affiliation:
1. The University of Texas Dental Branch, Dental Science Institute, Houston, Texas 77025
Abstract
Nine strains of cariogenic
Streptococcus mutans
and two strains of
Streptococcus sanguis
were tested for their ability to form hydroxyapatite. The cells were examined by X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy for apatite crystals after growth in a synthetic calcification medium. Each of the test isolates, except for one strain of
S. sanguis
, produced intracellular mineral. Two strains of
S. mutans
formed both intra- and extracellular crystals. There was no apparent relationship between calcifiability and serotype.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Molecular Biology,Microbiology
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