Researchers receive National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research grant to study lactobacilli genome.
The New York University College of Dentistry research team was awarded $2.2 Million grant to sequence the genome of lactobacilli strains to look for a relationship to severe early childhood caries. The Grant is for a four year research to identify which of the 140 known strains of lactobacilli are most destructive in their contribution to childhood caries.