An investigation into the prevalence of Streptococcus mutans in Wistar rats, its relationship to the initiation of dental caries, and the effect upon its presence of the diet fed before weaning.
D000818:Animals; D002452:Cell Count; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000382:microbiology*; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000382:microbiology*; D004032:Diet; D004037:Diet, Cariogenic; D051381:Rats; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D014886:Weaning