Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Streptococcus mutans


Hello there.
I'm S. mutans.
I'm Gram Positive coccus.
Like my cousin S. sanguis, I'm an A haemolytic (Viridian) strep.

I am one of the most common causes of cavities.
I stick to the teeth using a sticky film the makes up dental plaque.
I make acid and eat away at your teeth.

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R said...

Hello cousin,
I'm one of your pus-generating cousins
I want to warn you of Homo sapiens trying to kill us with different missiles. Stay on their teeth till they give up:)

Nice blog...

Anonymous said...

Hi Emma,

S. mutans makes a biofilm in response to sucrose that houses other acid producers. We scrape the biofilm off of our teeth with toothpaste and brushes, but it wouldn't be there if we didn't eat sucrose.

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Great pictures too!!!
Congratulations

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