TABLE 1.
Bacterial strains used in this study
| Mutans streptococci (serotype) | Other gram-positive bacteria |
|---|---|
| S. cricetus E49 (a) | Bacillus cereus IFO3131 |
| S. cricetus HS1 (a) | Bacillus megaterium IAH1166 |
| S. ratti BHT (b) | Clostridium bifermentans KZ1012 |
| S. ratti FA1 (b) | Enterococcus faecalis SS499 |
| S. mutans MT8148 (c) | Eubacterium limosum GAI5456 |
| S. mutans Xc (c) | Lactobacillus casei ATCC 393 |
| S. sobrinus MT8145 (d) | Listeria monocytogenes VIU206 |
| S. sobrinus OMZ176 (d) | Micrococcus lylae GIFU9132 |
| S. mutans LM7 (e) | Micrococcus luteus GIFU8717 |
| S. mutans MT703R (e) | Micrococcus varians GIFU9844 |
| S. mutans MT6219 (f) | Mycobacterium smegmatis RIMD 1332001 |
| S. mutans OMZ175 (f) | Staphylococcus aureus IFO 12732 |
| S. sobrinus 6715 (g) | Staphylococcus capitis GIFU9121 |
| S. sobrinus OU8 (g) | Staphylococcus intermedius GIFU3171 |
| S. downei Mfe28 (h) | Staphylococcus simulans GIFU9127 |
| S. downei S28 (h) | Streptococcus gordonii ATCC 10558 |
| Streptococcus gordonii ATCC 12396 | |
| Streptococcus milleri NCTC 10703 | |
| Streptococcus oralis ATCC 10557 | |
| Streptococcus salivarius HT9R | |
| Streptococcus sanguis ATCC 10556 |