Cell-bound synthesis and subsequent adherence of oral streptococci due to the binding of extracellular glucosyltransferase to the streptococcal cell surface.

Adhesiveness Binding Sites Child Dental Plaque/microbiology Glass Glucosyltransferases/metabolism Humans Polysaccharides, Bacterial/biosynthesis Species Specificity Streptococcus/metabolism Streptococcus mutans/metabolism Streptococcus sanguis/metabolism Sucrose/metabolism Temperature

Polysaccharides, Bacterial Sucrose Glucosyltransferases