Complete genome sequence of Streptococcus mutans GS-5, a serotype c strain.

ABSTRACT: Streptococcus mutans, a principal causative agent of dental caries, is considered to be the most cariogenic among all oral streptococci. Of the four S. mutans serotypes (c, e, f, and k), serotype c strains predominate in the oral cavity. Here, we present the complete genome sequence of S. mutans GS-5, a serotype c strain originally isolated from human carious lesions, which is extensively used as a laboratory strain worldwide.

SUBMITTER: Biswas S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3415521 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature