Ooshima T, Sobue S, Hamada S, Kotani S
J Dent Res. 1981 Apr;60(4):855-9. doi: 10.1177/00220345810600041701.
Susceptibility of rats, hamsters, and mice to carious infection by S. mutans serotypes c and d was compared. S. mutans serotype c induced a similar level of carious lesions at experimental periods of 68, 82, and 98 d in rats, hamsters, and mice, respectively. On the other hand, S. mutans serotype d developed a high level of caries at those experimental periods in rats and hamsters, whereas in mice it showed weak caries activity.
