Abstract
Concentrative uptake of fluoride by cells ofStreptococcus mutans in thick suspensions was found to be a reversible process responsive to changes in ΔpH across the cell membrane imposed by rapid acidification or neutralization of the suspensions. The cells were found to be permeable to fluoride in media of neutral pH but to concentrate it only in acid media.
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