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. 1974 Feb;9(2):467–469. doi: 10.1128/iai.9.2.467-469.1974

Evaluation of Dextranase Production by the Cariogenic Bacterium Streptococcus mutans

Robert H Staat 1, Charles F Schachtele 1
PMCID: PMC414825  PMID: 4816468

Abstract

A recently developed blue dextran-agar assay was utilized to detect dextranase production by a large number of strains of Streptococcus mutans. An extract obtained from S. mutans strain B2 hydrolyzed high-molecular-weight radioactive dextran to oligosaccharides. There are several possible roles for this enzyme activity in the metabolism of S. mutans dextrans.

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