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. 1973 Sep;8(3):491-3.
doi: 10.1128/iai.8.3.491-493.1973.

Chemical characterization of a cell wall antigen from Streptococcus mutans FA1

T E Burgess, J R Edwards

Chemical characterization of a cell wall antigen from Streptococcus mutans FA1

T E Burgess et al. Infect Immun. 1973 Sep.

Abstract

The cell wall antigen from Streptococcus mutans (FA1) was extracted from cell walls and whole cells and was found to contain rhamnose, galactose, and glucosamine in a ratio of approximately 5:2:1.

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