Abstract
The relative affinity of various oral streptococci for hydroxyapatite (HA) differed widely. Streptococcus mutans affinity for dextran-coated HA was the highest of all the streptococci to any HA coating. S salivarius had the lowest affinity, and S sanguis affinity was higher than S miteor for saliva-coated HA. Competition for binding sites on saliva-coated, dextran-coated, and saliva-dextran-coated HA among these streptococci was not observed in any pair of these bacteria on any HA coating except for that of S miteor and S sanguis to saliva-coated HA. However, competition between this pair was not for the same binding site but for closely associated sites.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 157-165 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of dental research |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - Feb 1977 |