A scanning electron microscopy technique is described that uses latex beads as immunologic markers for detecting the interaction of salivary antibody with Streptococcus mutans. A Labeling Index (beads per bacterial cell) demonstrated that human salivary antibodies bound at a significantly greater degree to S mutans than to non oral bacteria.
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