title: Genetic transformation of Streptococcus mutans.
abstract: Three strains of Streptococcus mutans belonging to serotypes a, c, and f were transformed to streptomycin resistance by deoxyribonucleic acids derived from homologous and heterologous streptomycin-resistant strains of S. mutans and Streptococcus sanguis strain Challis. Homologous transformation of S. mutans was less efficient than heterologous transformation by deoxyribonucleic acids from other strains of S. mutans.
mesh_terms: D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D013045:Species Specificity; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000235:genetics*; D013307:Streptomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014170:Transformation, Genetic
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D013307:Streptomycin