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Acta Odontologica Scandinavica Volume 35, 1977 - Issue 5
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Original Article

The amino acid composition of Streptococcus mutans and its culture medium supplemented with xylitol

M. L. E. Knuuttila Department of Dentistry, University of Kuopio, Finland
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J. Tenovuo Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Finland
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S. S. Sarimo Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, Finland
Pages 241-246 | Received 03 Mar 1977, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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