Continuous Culture Studies on the Growth and Physiology of Streptococcus mutans
- 1 March 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 55 (2), 239-243
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345760550021301
Abstract
We examined the effects of nutritional limitations on the production of lactic acid by Streptococcus mutans grown at low growth rates in continuous culture. Lactic acid production was greater in nitrogen- and phosphate-limited continuous cultures than in glucose-limited conditions. These results are correlated with the release of calcium from enamel in cellfree broths from various fermentations.This publication has 20 references indexed in Scilit:
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