title: Lactose-sensitive and -insensitive cell surface interactions of oral Streptococcus milleri strains and actinomyces.
abstract: Of 158 oral Streptococcus milleri strains, 46 exhibited cellular coaggregation with the reagent strains of the actinomyces coaggregation groups A, B, and/or E. All but 1 of the 33 serotype b, e, f/F, and k/G strains belonged to streptococcus coaggregation group 2, and only 14 strains of limited seroclasses (g, i, Lancefield group F, or untypeable) appeared to be members of group 5, 3, or 4 (10, 3, and 1 strain, respectively). Thus, S. milleri infrequently exhibits lactose-inhibitable coaggregation with actinomyces.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Dentistry, Kagoshima University Dental School, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eifuku
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kitada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yakushiji
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D000190:Actinomyces / Q000502:physiology*; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007785:Lactose / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D007785:Lactose