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. 1983 Apr;45(4):1277–1282. doi: 10.1128/aem.45.4.1277-1282.1983

Application of a competition model to the growth of Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sanguis in binary continuous culture.

C W Kemp, S A Robrish, M A Curtis, S A Sharer, W H Bowen
PMCID: PMC242450  PMID: 6344790

Abstract

Streptococcus mutans 6715-15 and Streptococcus sanguis 10558 were grown together in continuous culture with glucose as the limiting carbon source. The relationship of growth rate to substrate concentration was determined for pure cultures of each organism in continuous and batch cultures. A model based on competition for a growth-limiting substrate (glucose) was used to predict the proportions of each organism when grown in binary cultures. The results indicate that interactions other than competition for glucose carbon exist between S. mutans and S. sanguis grown under these conditions.

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