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Mutans streptococci are associated with dental caries. S. mutans and S. sobrinus are commonly found in humans (Loesche, 1986, de Soet et al. 1991). Transmission studies on S. mutans can give information on the etiology of dental caries (Caufield and Walker, 1989; Genco and Loos, 1991). Early acquisition of S. mutans is supposed to be dependent upon mainly maternal transmission (Kohler and Andreen, 1994). It is not clear yet whether transmission of S. mutans occurs also from mother to child in children with an oral disorder, such as nursing bottle caries (NBC) or a congenital malformation due to a cleft palate (CP).
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de Soet, J.J., Kreulen, C.M., Veerkamp, J.S.J., Bokhout, B., van Loveren, C., de Graaff, J. (1997). Transmission of “Streptococcus mutans” in Nursing Bottle Caries and Cleft Palate Patients. In: Horaud, T., Bouvet, A., Leclercq, R., de Montclos, H., Sicard, M. (eds) Streptococci and the Host. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 418. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1825-3_44
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