TY - JOUR AU - Kuramitsu, Howard K. AU - Wang, Bing-Yan PY - 2006 DA - 2006/07/10 TI - Virulence properties of cariogenic bacteria JO - BMC Oral Health SP - S11 VL - 6 IS - 1 AB - The importance of Streptococcus mutans in the etiology of dental caries has been well documented. However, there is growing recognition that the cariogenic potential of dental plaque may be determined by the composite interactions of the total plaque bacteria rather than solely the virulence properties of a single organism. This study will examine how the interactions of S. mutans with other biofilm constituents may influence the cariogenicity of plaque samples. SN - 1472-6831 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6831-6-S1-S11 DO - 10.1186/1472-6831-6-S1-S11 ID - Kuramitsu2006 ER -