Question 489 · LDEK · Etiology and pathogenesis of caries
Select the incorrect statement about cariogenic bacteria:
- A. use saliva glycoproteins in their metabolism.
- B. it does not have the ability to actively transport sugar.
- C. develop protective mechanisms against the phenomenon of 'substrate-accelerated death'.
- D. produce soluble polysaccharides.
- E. have the ability to regulate the rate of glycolysis.
Hint
Recall how mutans streptococci take up sugars even at low concentrations in plaque.
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