Remberto Marcelo Argandoña ValdezCristiane DuqueKarina Sampaio CaiaffaVanessa Rodrigues dos SantosMaria Luiza de Aguiar LoeschNatália Helena ColomboRodrigo Alex ArthurThaís de Cássia NegriniMarcelo Fabiano Gomes BoriolloAlberto Carlos Botazzo Delbem2026-03-222026-03-22201710.1186/s12903-017-0406-1https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-017-0406-1https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/44687Citaciones: 49Although S. mutans genotypic diversity was similar among the groups of children, phenotypic traits of S. mutans, especially the acid tolerance response, could explain the severity of early childhood caries.enStreptococcus mutansOral and maxillofacial surgeryMedicineGenotypePhenotypeEarly childhood cariesDiversity (politics)DentistryGeneticsGenotypic diversity and phenotypic traits of Streptococcus mutans isolates and their relation to severity of early childhood cariesarticle