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. 2020 Apr 15;12(1):1746494. doi: 10.1080/20002297.2020.1746494

Figure 3.

Figure 3.

Colonization with mitis streptococci and Candida albicans and association with dental decay including samples from all included visits (n = 202). (a) Venn diagram showing the overlap in colonization among selected mitis streptococci and C. albicans. C. albicans mainly occurs in the presence of S. mutans. (b) Prevalence of selected mitis streptococci and C. albicans, by community state type. (c) Association with active decay by the presence of C. albicans. Prevalence of active decay increases in the presence of C. albicans. Women participating in the Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia Cohort 2 from Pennsylvania (n = 77) and West Virginia (n = 24)