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  • Title: Differential utilization of proteins in saliva from caries-active and caries-free subjects as growth substrates by plaque-forming streptococci.
    Author: Cowman RA, Schaefer SJ, Fitzgerald RJ, Rosner D, Shklair IL, Walter RG.
    Journal: J Dent Res; 1979 Oct; 58(10):2019-27. PubMed ID: 291630.
    Abstract:
    Mixed or parotid saliva from caries-active individuals consistently supported better growth of Streptococcus mutans (type c) than that from caries-free individuals. Electrophoretic studies revealed that certain proteins in caries-active salivas were susceptible to microbial attack, but similar proteins in caries-free salivas were refractory.
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