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Fermentation of carbohydrates in different flours by Streptococcus mutans
M I Matee1, S Y Maselle, W H Van Palenstein Helderman
1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.
Archives of Oral Biology
|July 1, 1993
Abstract:
The ability of Streptococcus mutans to ferment carbohydrates and to produce acid was investigated in different flours in vitro. The amounts of acid produced suggest a possible ecological role of the tested flours in the occurrence of Strep. mutans in dental plaque.