Genotypic and phenotypic analysis of <i>Streptococcus mutans</i> from different oral cavity sites of caries‐free and caries‐active children

Abstract

The present data suggested that there were differences in the distribution of genotypes of S. mutans according to the oral site and that S. mutans populations differ in their acid susceptibility and ability to form biofilms, factors allowing their colonization of sucrose-rich environments.