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. 1974 Oct;120(1):502–506. doi: 10.1128/jb.120.1.502-506.1974

Calcification of Selected Strains of Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sanguis

Joseph L Streckfuss 1, Willard N Smith 1, Lee R Brown 1, Marion M Campbell 1
PMCID: PMC245789  PMID: 4371107

Abstract

Nine strains of cariogenic Streptococcus mutans and two strains of Streptococcus sanguis were tested for their ability to form hydroxyapatite. The cells were examined by X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy for apatite crystals after growth in a synthetic calcification medium. Each of the test isolates, except for one strain of S. sanguis, produced intracellular mineral. Two strains of S. mutans formed both intra- and extracellular crystals. There was no apparent relationship between calcifiability and serotype.

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