Author’s response to reviews Title: Genotypic diversity and phenotypic traits of Streptococcus mutans isolates and their relation to severity of early childhood caries. Authors:

Authors: Karina Caiaffa (kkcaiaffa@gmail.com) Cristiane Duque (cristianeduque@yahoo.com.br) Remberto Marcelo Valdez (rembertoarg@hotmail.com) Vanessa dos Santos (vanessarodrigues_22@hotmail.com) Maria Loesch (ma_luizaloesch@hotmail.com) Natalia Colombo (nathycolombo@yahoo.com.br) Rodrigo Arthur (rodrigoarthur.ufrgs@gmail.com) Thais Negrini (thaisnegrini@yahoo.com.br) Marcelo Boriollo (marcelofgb@yahoo.com.br)