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Medical Microbiology • Braz. J. Microbiol. 37 (1) • Mar 2006 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S1517-83822006000100003   copy

Clonal characterization of Streptococcus mutans strains by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis

Caracterização clonal de cepas de Streptococcus mutans por eletroforese de enzimas codificadas por multilocus

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Twenty-one Streptococcus mutans strains were clustered by Multilocus Enzyme Electrophoresis (MLEE). Six isoenzymes showed strong infra-specific discriminatory power (M1P, MPI, PLP, NSP, GOT, and LAP). MLEE is a robust technique that may be used to explore clonal diversity of S. mutans isolates in epidemiological surveys.

Streptococcus mutans; isoenzymes; clonal variability

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