title: Variations in microbial and biochemical components of four-day plaque during a four-week controlled diet period.
abstract: Variation in microbial and biochemical components of human four-day plaque was studied in seven subjects who were maintained on a high-sucrose diet during a four-week period. Significant changes in populations of lactobacilli dextranase-producing organisms, Streptococcus mutans, and S sanguis occurred during this period.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000681:Amylases / Q000378:metabolism; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000032:analysis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000382:microbiology*; D003911:Dextrans; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005632:Fructose; D005964:Glucosyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D006602:Hexosyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006867:Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D009343:Neisseria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013298:Streptococcus sanguis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013393:Sucrase / Q000378:metabolism; D013395:Sucrose / Q000378:metabolism; D014678:Veillonella / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D003911:Dextrans; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D005632:Fructose; D013395:Sucrose; D005964:Glucosyltransferases; D006602:Hexosyltransferases; D006867:Hydrolases; D000681:Amylases; D013393:Sucrase