title: Complete genome sequence of Streptococcus mutans GS-5, a serotype c strain.
abstract: Streptococcus mutans, a principal causative agent of dental caries, is considered to be the most cariogenic among all oral streptococci. Of the four S. mutans serotypes (c, e, f, and k), serotype c strains predominate in the oral cavity. Here, we present the complete genome sequence of S. mutans GS-5, a serotype c strain originally isolated from human carious lesions, which is extensively used as a laboratory strain worldwide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
authors.forename: Saswati
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: Indranil
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Biswas
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000382:microbiology; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification