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Total bacterial and Streptococcus mutans activity per bacterial cell (RNA to DNA ratio)

Range	Table - link
Organism	Human Homo sapiens
Reference	Gu F et al., In vivo acid etching effect on bacteria within caries-affected dentin. Caries Res. 2010 44(5):472-7. p.475 table 1PubMed ID20861631
Method	The amounts of total bacterial and S. mutans DNA and cDNA in each sample were determined by qPCR and quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR), respectively, using a SYBR Green PCR Kit (Qiagen) in an iCycler (Bio-Rad, Hercules, Calif., USA) thermal cycler.
Comments	Baseline and 3-month (reentry) dentin biopsies were collected.
Entered by	Uri M
ID	106834