This difference could be attributed to a decreasing trend for the fraction of α − 1,3–glucans, which can only be synthesized by S. mutans [ 38 ].
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In Situ Raman Analysis of Biofilm Exopolysaccharides Formed in <i>Streptococcus mutans</i> and <i>Streptococcus sanguinis</i> Commensal Cultures.
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sanguinis fraction) was the highest as a result of an increasing trend with increasing fraction of S. sanguinis population.
The data reveal an interesting trend by showing that the amount of biofilm developed by S. sanguinis alone was the lowest detected in this study (i.e., in agreement with microscopic observation) while the one formed in the 1:8 coculture (i.e., the richest in S. sanguinis fraction) was the highest as a result of an increasing trend with increasing fraction of S. sanguinis population.