I need to know all this information about Streptococcus mutans (tooth decay) please. PLEASE BE CLEAR AND...

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I need to know all this information aboutStreptococcus mutans (tooth decay)please. PLEASE BE CLEAR AND ABLE TO UNDERSTAND IT I WILL RATE.

-Virulence (Describe ability to cause disease; how arehost defense inhibited or evaded; how does microbe gain nutritionfrom host)

-Epidemiology (Incidence, Prevalence, Person, Place,Time, Relative facts)

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Answer Streptococcus mutans belongs to Streptococcus viridans group which are miscellaneous Streptococci and are found as commensals in buccal cavity Miscellaneous because these can not be grouped in Lancefield classification Streptococcus mutans is gram positive coccus which has ability to mutate into rods under acidic conditions hence the name mutans Aerobe to facultative anaerobe Streptococcus mutans    See Answer
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