MEANS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING AND/OR TREATING CARIES
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The present invention relates to a microorganism belonging to the group of lactic acid bacteria characterized in that it is capable of specifically binding to Streptococcus mutans, wherein the specific binding is (i) resistant to heat treatment; and/or (ii) resistant to protease treatment; and/or (iii) calcium-dependent; and/or (iv) formed within a pH range between 4.5 and 8.5; and/or (v) formed in the presence of saliva. Preferably, the specific binding can be assayed as follows:
- (a) growing said microorganism to stationary phase;(b) mixing said microorganism with Streptococcus mutans which has been grown to stationary phase;(c) incubating the mixture obtained in step (b) under conditions allowing the formation of aggregates of said microorganism and Streptococcus mutans and(d) detecting aggregates by the occurrence of a pellet.
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- A61K:PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOS....
- C12R:INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES C12C-C1....
- A23L:FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT....
- C12N:MICRO-ORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF
- A23K:FODDER
- A23G:COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES....
- A61Q:USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILET PREPARATIONS
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