TABLE 2.

Doubling time of S. mutans strains in TV broth supplemented with 0.2% (wt/vol) of glucose, mannose and fructose

Strain	Doubling time (min) ± SD in broth with:
	Glucose	Mannose	Fructose
UA159	82 ± 1	255 ± 12	73 ± 6
JAM1	92 ± 4	180 ± 17	74 ± 4
TW30	88 ± 2	243 ± 30	85 ± 4
TW31	89 ± 3	234 ± 15	72 ± 6
TW32	79 ± 8	244 ± 15	80 ± 6
JAM11	102 ± 0	190 ± 23	77 ± 5
JAM12	108 ± 5	201 ± 26	77 ± 6
JAM13	110 ± 14	187 ± 8	73 ± 2