MDS PREP
For a bacterium to be seriously considered in the aetiology of dental caries, it must
1. Exist regularly in the dental plaque
2. Produce extracellular amylopectins
3. Be lethal for gnotobiotic animals
4. Produce intracellular dextrans
For a bacterium to be seriously considered in the aetiology of dental caries, it must
1. Exist regularly in the dental plaque
2. Produce extracellular amylopectins
3. Be lethal for gnotobiotic animals
4. Produce intracellular dextrans