Made available in DSpace on 2019-10-06T15:43:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2019-01-01; Background: Streptococcus mutans orchestrates the development of a biofilm that causes dental caries in the presence of dietary sucrose, and, in the bloodstream, S. mutans can cause systemic infections. The development of a cariogenic biofilm is dependent on the formation of an extracellular matrix rich...