Typing of Streptococcus mutans strains isolated from caries free and susceptible subjects by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis

Tahmourespour, ArezooNabinejad, AbdolrezaShirian, HannanehRosa, Edvaldo Antonio RibeiroTahmourespour, Sanaz

This study was evaluated the clonal diversity of Streptococcus mutans in caries-free and caries-active subjects using MLEE. Strains from caries-free subjects were grouped in a single taxon. Unrooted dendrogram showed that different strains clustered in four different clades, also showed that more than one clonal type can be found in a same individual.

1. caries free
2. caries susceptible
3. multilocus enzyme electrophoresis
4. typing
5. Streptococcus mutans