Preferential Induction of Rough Variants in Streptococcus mutans by Ethidium Bromide.

Autor: HIGUCHI, MASAKO, ENDO, KAEKO, HOSHINO, ETSURO, ARAYA, SHIMPEI
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Zdroj: Journal of Dental Research; Sep1973, Vol. 52 Issue 5, p1070-1075, 6p, 2 Black and White Photographs, 4 Charts, 3 Graphs
Abstrakt: Different colonial variants of Streptococcus mutans were studied. Rough variants were induced frequently from an original mucoid-type strain in cultures to which ethidium bromide was added. Rough variants had less insoluble dextranlike polysaccharides than the original mucoid strain. Mitomycin C caused cell lysis in mucoid cells but not in rough cells. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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