Evaluation of Streptococcus mutans strains possessing genes encoding collagen-binding proteins in the Japanese
Makoto Okuda1, Yuto Suehiro1, Jinthana Lapirattanakul2
1Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Graduate School of Dentistry, The University of Osaka, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
BMC Oral Health
|November 26, 2025
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