title: Dextran production as a possible virulence factor in streptococcal endocarditis.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003911:Dextrans / Q000378:metabolism*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011817:Rabbits; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity; D013298:Streptococcus sanguis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity; D013395:Sucrose / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D003911:Dextrans; D013395:Sucrose