Biology, Immunology, and Cariogenicity of Streptococcus Mutans

Overview

Journal Microbiol Rev

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Specialty Microbiology

Date 1980 Jun 1

PMID 6446023

Citations 544

Authors

S Hamada

H D Slade

Affiliations

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