Streptococcus - Medical Science

Q1:

The bacteria involved in the production of dental caries is/are

A Streptococcus mutans

B S sanguis

C Both (a) and (b)

D Streptococcus pyogenes

ANS:C - Both (a) and (b)

S.Sanguinis is abundant in the oral commensal which can cause disseminated human infections if it gains access to the blood stream.