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Clinical Study

Enumeration of Salivary Streptococci and Lactobacilli in Children with Differing Caries Experiences in a Rural Indian Population

Table 1

Scheme of biochemical tests (adapted from references [25, 37]).
SpeciesHydrolysis of arginineFermentation of sugars Aerobic growth Bacitracin resistance
MannitolSorbitolInulinMellibioseRaffinose
S. mutans −+++++++
S. rattus ++++++++
S. cricetus −+++++−−
S. sobrinus −+±+−−++