Antigenic variation of Streptococcus mutans colonizing gnotobiotic rats
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Antigenic variation of Streptococcus mutans colonizing gnotobiotic rats.
Strains of Streptococcus mutans representative of serotypes b and d exhibited antigenic variation in both the oral cavity and in the intestinal canal of gnotobiotic rats. Laboratory-maintained cultures did not vary. The antigenic alterations observed were: (i) loss of detectable levels of both weakly reacting "strain" antigens and the type antigen; (ii) decreased production of the type antigen;...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection and Immunity
سال: 1975
ISSN: 0019-9567,1098-5522
DOI: 10.1128/iai.12.6.1231-1236.1975