Molecular basis for the different sucrose-dependent adherence properties of Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sanguis

Growth of several cariogenic strains of oral streptococci in a chemically defined medium

1975 • 497 citations

Dental caries and alveolar bone loss in gnotobiotic rats infected with capsule forming streptococci of human origin

1966 • 335 citations

Synthesis of insoluble dextran and its significance in the formation of gelatinous deposits by plaque-forming streptococci

1968 • 330 citations

Dextran-induced Agglutination of Streptococcus mutans , and Its Potential Role in the Formation of Microbial Dental Plaques

1969 • 284 citations

The Relationship Between Extracellular Polysaccharide-Producing Streptococci and Smooth Surface Caries in 13-Year-Old Children

1969 • 280 citations

Mechanism of Adherence of Streptococcus mutans to Smooth Surfaces I. Roles of Insoluble Dextran-Levan Synthetase Enzymes and Cell Wall Polysaccharide Antigen in Plaque Formation

1973 • 205 citations

Changes in Streptococcus mutans and lactobacilli in plaque in relation to the initiation of dental caries in negro children

1973 • 185 citations

The Effect of Carbohydrate Restriction on the Presence of Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus sanguis and Iodophilic Polysaccharide-Producing Bacteria in Human Dental Plaque

1970 • 146 citations

Characterization of extracellular glucosyltransferase activity of Steptococcus mutans

1975 • 127 citations

Enzymatic hydrolysis and structure of water-insoluble glucan produced by glucosyltransferases from a strain of streptococcus mutans.

1970 • 125 citations

Purification and properties of dextransucrase from Streptococcus sanguis

1969 • 118 citations

Mechanism of Adherence of Streptococcus mutans to Smooth Surfaces II. Nature of the Binding Site and the Adsorption of Dextran-Levan Synthetase Enzymes on the Cell-Wall Surface of the Streptococcus

1974 • 118 citations

Saliva-Induced Aggregation of Oral Streptococci

1972 • 107 citations

Zooglea-forming streptococci, resembling Streptococcus sanguis, isolated from dental plaque in man.

1965 • 103 citations

Adherence Inhibition of Streptococcus mutans: an Assay Reflecting a Possible Role of Antibody in Dental Caries Prophylaxis

1972 • 99 citations

Structural and Enzymatic Studies on Glucans Synthesized with Glucosyltransferases of Some Strains of Oral Streptococci.

1972 • 86 citations

Presence of an Invertase-Like Enzyme and a Sucrose Permeation System in Strains of Streptococcus mutans

1972 • 62 citations

Characterization of Invertase Activity from Cariogenic Streptococcus mutans

1973 • 59 citations

Characterization of Cell-Associated Dextransucrase Activity from Glucose-Grown Cells of Streptococcus mutans

1974 • 55 citations

Studies of the Mechanism of Sucrose-Associated Colonization of Streptococcus mutans on Teeth of Conventional Rats

1976 • 51 citations

Adherence of Streptococcus mutans to Dextran Synthesized in the Presence of Extracellular Dextransucrase

1974 • 50 citations

Regulation and extracellular glucosyltransferase production and the relationship between extracellular and cell-associated activities in Streptococcus mutans

1976 • 37 citations

Immunological relationships between glucosyltransferases from Streptococcus mutans serotypes

1976 • 37 citations

Effect of Microbial Interactions on In Vitro Plaque Formation by Streptococcus mutans

1974 • 32 citations

Properties of a mutant of Streptococcus mutans altered in glucosyltransferase activity

1976 • 27 citations

Synthesis of iodophilic polysaccharide by human oral streptococci

1970 • 25 citations

Properties of a Variant of Streptococcus mutans Altered in Its Ability to Interact with Glucans

1977 • 23 citations

Cell-bound glucosyltransferase activity of Streptococcus sanguis strain 804

1974 • 15 citations