Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
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ISBN: 9781259709227
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Heidi Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The regions where anaerobes colonize the mouth for their survival.

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Dental caries which is also called tooth decay is most common infectious disease of human being. It involves dissolution of solid tooth surface because of metabolic action of bacteria. It is caused by two types of bacteria Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sorbinus. While some other species of Streptococcus and lactobacilli also cause dental carries. Early childhood carries are caused by Scardovia wiggsiae.

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