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. 1979 Mar;23(3):907–909. doi: 10.1128/iai.23.3.907-909.1979

Linkage Analyses of Extracellular Glucans from Streptococcus sanguis and Streptococcus mitior

M Freedman 1, D Birkhed 2, A Coykendall 1, D Rizzo 1
PMCID: PMC414248  PMID: 457265

Abstract

Similar α-(1→6) linkage-rich, soluble, extracellular glucans have been isolated from six strains of two genetically distinct groups of Streptococcus sanguis and three strains of Streptococcus mitior.

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