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Lactobacillus
Virulence Factors
·Bacteriocins
·Produce
much lactic acid
Lactic acid lowers the pH sufficiently to cause
demineralization of the tooth enamel resulting in caries
Their
only general virulence factor is the presence of bacteriocins. In the mouth, lactic acid is a also virulence
factor. It lowers the pH sufficiently to cause demineralization of the tooth enamel resulting in caries.
