Susceptibility of rats, hamsters, and mice to carious infection by Streptococcus mutans serotype c and d organisms.
Susceptibility of rats, hamsters, and mice to carious infection by S. mutans serotypes c and d was compared. S. mutans serotype c induced a similar level of carious lesions at experimental periods of 68, 82, and 98 d in rats, hamsters, and mice, respectively. On the other hand, S. mutans serotype d developed a high level of caries at those experimental periods in rats and hamsters, whereas in mice it showed weak caries activity.
D000818:Animals; D006224:Cricetinae / Q000502:physiology*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000382:microbiology; D003733:Dental Caries Susceptibility; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000382:microbiology; D008647:Mesocricetus / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats / Q000502:physiology*; D012703:Serotyping; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000145:classification* / Q000472:pathogenicity