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. 2004 Mar;11(2):379–386. doi: 10.1128/CDLI.11.2.379-386.2004

FIG. 5.

FIG. 5.

FIG. 5.

Adhesion of oral streptococci on tooth surfaces of mice. (A) Adhesion of S. mutans to the tooth surfaces of NOD, B10.D2, N5 (NOD.B10.D2), and C57BL/6 female mice at 4 months of age at different time points. CFU were determined in Mitis-Salivarius agar plates containing 0.02 M bacitracin after 48 h of anaerobic incubation at 37°C. (B) Adhesion of S. mutans for NOD, B10.D2 BC1, BC4, BC2, BC8, N5 (NOD.B10.D2), and N9 (NOD.B10.D2) female mice at 8 months of age 90 min after inoculation. CFU were determined in Mitis-Salivarius agar plates containing 0.02 M bacitracin after 48 h of anaerobic incubation at 37°C. (C) Adhesion of S. mutans, S. sobrinus, S. sanguis, S. mitis, and S. salivarius for N5 (NOD.B10.D2) female mice at 8 months of age 90 min after inoculation. CFU were determined in Mitis-Salivarius agar plates after 48 h of anaerobic incubation at 37°C. (D) Adhesion of S. mutans for NOD, B10.D2, N5 (NOD.B10.D2), and N9 (NOD.B10.D2) female mice at 8 months of age 24 h after inoculation. Data were obtained from three independent experiments with 15 mice in each strain, and values are expressed as the means ± SDs of the results. *, P < 0.05.