%0 Journal Article %A Jacques, Nicholas A. %A Brown, Rosemary A. %A Sharpe, M. Elisabeth %A Fitzgerald, Robert J. %T Characterization of Two Strains of Cariogenic Lactobacilli %D 1980 %J Microbiology, %V 118 %N 1 %P 283-286 %@ 1465-2080 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-118-1-283 %I Microbiology Society, %X Two strains of lactobacilli that initiate dental caries in conventional animals were examined for their physiological and serological characteristics. The strain designated V CL-25 was identified as Lactobacillus fermentum and belonged to serological group F. The strain designated IV CL-37 was a Lactobacillus salivarius, but it could not be further identified as either of the known subspecies, nor did it belong to serological group G. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-118-1-283