| Literature DB >> 1273589 |
S M Michalek, J R McGhee, J Mestecky, R R Arnold, L Bozzo.
Abstract
Ingestion of killed cells of a highly cariogenic strain of Streptococcus mutans induced specific antibodies in both saliva and milk but not in serum of gnotobiotic rats. These antibodies were associated with the immunoglobulin A class. When infected with Streptococcus mutans, orally immunized animals developed significantly fewer carious lesions than nonimmunized infected controls.Entities:
Mesh:
Substances:
Year: 1976 PMID: 1273589 DOI: 10.1126/science.1273589
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728