Analysis of Streptococcus salivarius urease expression using continuous chemostat culture

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 135, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 223-229

  Chen, Yi Ywan M ^a   Burne, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Gene regulation; Microbial ecology; Streptococcus salivarius; Urease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHEMOSTAT; DENTAL CARIES; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS;

EID: 0030029962     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(95)00454-8     Document Type: Article

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