title: Molecular biological techniques and their use to study streptococci in dental caries.
abstract: This review explains some of the basic techniques of molecular biology and their application to the study of oral streptococci. Examples of how these techniques have furthered the understanding of streptococcal colonization in health and disease are discussed along with approaches to controlling dental caries that have been made plausible by the knowledge gained using these techniques.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Dental Research, Sydney.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jacques
mesh_terms: D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000235:genetics; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes / Q000235:genetics; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005784:Gene Amplification; D005936:Glucans / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008967:Molecular Biology; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D009909:Oral Health; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005936:Glucans; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes