Effect of a bacteriocin-producing strain of Streptococcus sobrinus on infection and establishment of Streptococcus mutans on tooth surfaces in rats

• Published in: Oral microbiology and immunology Vol. 4; no. 2; p. 65
• Main Authors: Kitamura, K, Masuda, N, Kato, K, Sobue, S, Hamada, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Denmark 01.06.1989
• Subjects: Animals; Bacteriocins - metabolism; Cell Line; Humans; Mouth - microbiology; Rats; Rats, Inbred Strains; Streptococcus - metabolism; Streptococcus mutans - drug effects; Streptococcus mutans - growth & development

The effect of bacteriocin produced by Streptococcus sobrinus MT6223 on infection and establishment of Streptococcus mutans MT6222 was studied in specific pathogen-free rats. These strains were isolated from a carious lesion of a single subject. S. mutans MT6222 was found to be susceptible to the gro...