Streptococcus mutans
species of bacterium From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Streptococcus mutans is a gram-positive bacteria that lives in the mouth. This bacteria grows optimally in the range of 18-40 degrees Celsius. The microbe was first described by Clarke in 1924.
| Streptococcus mutans | |
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| Stain of S. mutans in thioglycollate broth culture. | |
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| Order: | Lactobacillales |
| Family: | Streptococcaceae |
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| Species: | S. mutans |
| Binomial name | |
| Streptococcus mutans Clarke 1924 | |
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