Determination of S. mutans adhesin types in whole saliva. Children infected (+) or not infected (−) with A) a dominant or mixed SpaP A, B or C adhesin types and B) a Cnm or Cbm adhesin type of S. mutans by quantitative PCR of whole salivas (pg DNA responses, 95% CI). C) Total colony-forming units, CFU, of S. mutans (ms counts) in whole saliva of infected children as shown by box plots (*p = 0.003, Mann-Whitney U test).