The regulation of streptococcus mutans glucan-binding protein a expression

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 289-292

  Banas, Jeffrey A ^a   Potvin, Heather C ^a   Singh, Renita N ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

CAT reporter gene; Glucan binding protein; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; GLUCAN; PROTEIN A;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

CARRIER PROTEINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LECTINS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SUCROSE;

FELIS CATUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 0030800548     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00344-3     Document Type: Article

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