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. 1980 Jul;31(1):113–125. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(80)85043-0

Laser light scattering measurement of dextran-induced Streptococcus mutans aggregation.

V Ryan, T R Hart, R Schiller
PMCID: PMC1328767  PMID: 6168309

Abstract

Intensity fluctuation spectroscopy was used to study dextran-induced aggregation of Streptococcus mutans bacteria. Smoluchowski's theory of colloidal flocculation provided a consistent model of the agglutination process. Our experiments indicated that aggregation was inhibited by the negatively charged surfaces of the cells, while dextran polymers effectively bound organisms together. Our experimental data were consistent with the quantitative predictions of a polymer bridge model of agglutination.

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