Colonization and vertical transmission of Streptococcus mutans in Turkish children

Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology

Annals of Internal Medicine · 1990 · 15.7K citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Microbiology +7

The Fidelity of Initial Acquisition of Mutans Streptococci by Infants from Their Mothers

Yihong Li, P.W. Caufield · Journal of Dental Research · 1995 · 373 citations

Life Sciences, Genetics, Microbiology +13

Streptococcus mutans establishment and dental caries experience in children from 2 to 4 years old

Satu Alaluusua, Olli-Veikko Renkonen · European Journal Of Oral Sciences · 1983 · 307 citations

Dentistry, Oral Biology, Child Oral Health +16

Relationship Between the Concentration of Bacteria in Saliva and the Colonization of Teeth in Humans

J. van Houte, D. B. Green · Infection and Immunity · 1974 · 163 citations · Full text

Dentistry, Microbiology, Oral Biology +14

Genetic diversity within Streptococcus mutans evident from chromosomal DNA restriction fragment polymorphisms

P.W. Caufield · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 1989 · 161 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Microbiology +17