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Adherence of Streptococcus sanguis to salivary mucin bound to glass

M. W. Stinson, M. J. Levine, J. M. Cavese, A. Prakobphol, P. A. Murray, L. A. Tabak and M. S. Reddy

This study demonstrated that human submandibular-sublingual saliva (HSMSL) provided a better substrate than did whole saliva or parotid saliva for the binding of Streptococcus sanguis in a glass adherence assay. Additional evidence indicated that the lower molecular weight salivary mucin in HSMSL was involved in these interactions. Mucin's sialic acid residues were found to play a major role in mediating the binding of certain strains of Streptococcus sanguis.

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