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Bacteria used in this study
| S. mutans NG8 | WT, for genetic transformation assays |
| S. mutans LT11 | WT, for genetic transformation assays |
| S. mutans BM71 | WT, for bacteriocin assays |
| S. mutans comC mutants | No CSP production due to inactivation of the comC gene |
| RP66 | Group C Streptococcus, an indicator strain that is sensitive to S. mutans bacteriocin |
| P. gingivalis 381 | WT, late colonizer |
| T. denticola 35405 | WT, late colonizer |
