Figures & data
Table I. Division of S. mitis biovar 1 into four groups based on production of neuraminidase, β1-N-acetylglucosaminidase and β1-N-acetylgalactosaminidase and their distribution on cheeks, tongue and teeth.
Table II. Preference of phenotypes of S. mitis biovar 1 for buccal mucosa, tongue and teeth.
Figure 1. Percentage of total S. mitis biovar 1 by phenotype, site and visit. Visits 1–9 correspond to 1–3 days, 2 weeks, 4 weeks and 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 months post partum, respectively. Group 1 (0-0-0 phenotype); group 2 (0-1-1 phenotype); group 3 (1-0-0 phenotype); group 4 (1-1-1 phenotype).
![Figure 1. Percentage of total S. mitis biovar 1 by phenotype, site and visit. Visits 1–9 correspond to 1–3 days, 2 weeks, 4 weeks and 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 months post partum, respectively. Group 1 (0-0-0 phenotype); group 2 (0-1-1 phenotype); group 3 (1-0-0 phenotype); group 4 (1-1-1 phenotype).](/cms/asset/1a95eeb7-4537-4d69-963b-910c917b3e2a/zmeh_a_143284_f0001_b.jpg)
Figure 2. Percentage of total S. mitis biovar 1 by site, phenotype and visit. Visits 1–9 correspond to 1–3 days, 2 weeks, 4 weeks and 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 months post partum, respectively. Dentate infants were not sampled at visit no. 9. Group 1 (0-0-0 phenotype); group 2 (0-1-1 phenotype); group 3 (1-0-0 phenotype); group 4 (1-1-1 phenotype).
![Figure 2. Percentage of total S. mitis biovar 1 by site, phenotype and visit. Visits 1–9 correspond to 1–3 days, 2 weeks, 4 weeks and 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 months post partum, respectively. Dentate infants were not sampled at visit no. 9. Group 1 (0-0-0 phenotype); group 2 (0-1-1 phenotype); group 3 (1-0-0 phenotype); group 4 (1-1-1 phenotype).](/cms/asset/3e9bbc0c-df3f-4bd5-9c34-cb4cab75ce85/zmeh_a_143284_f0002_b.jpg)