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SUBMITTER: Guo X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6491432 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20190430 1
Dental caries is a highly prevalent disease worldwide. It is caused by the cariogenic biofilms composed of multiple dynamic bacteria on dental surface. Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sanguinis are resident members within the biofilms and an antagonistic relationship has been shown between these two species. S. mutans, as the major causative microorganism of dental caries, has been reported to be inhibited by free D-cysteine (D-Cys). However, whether D-Cys could affect S. sanguinis and th ...[more]