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. 1981 Nov;34(2):633-6.
doi: 10.1128/iai.34.2.633-636.1981.

Adherence and Streptococcus mutans infections: in vitro study with saliva from noninfected and infected preschool children

B Köhler, B Krasse, A Carlén

Adherence and Streptococcus mutans infections: in vitro study with saliva from noninfected and infected preschool children

B Köhler et al. Infect Immun. 1981 Nov.

Abstract

An in vitro adherence experiment was designed to mimic the transmission of Streptococcus mutans from mother to child to test the hypothesis that differences in initial adherence reflect differences in susceptibility to infection. The data show that the pretreatment of S. mutans cells with the saliva of the mother in a mother-child pair and the pretreatment of spheroidal hydroxyapatite with that of the child may result in combinations which counteract or foster the initial adherence to a varying extent. The findings indicate that such combinations may determine the risk of S. mutants infection.

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