Thermophysiology of Streptococcus mutans and related lactic-acid bacteria

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 91-100

  Ma, Y ^a   Marquis, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Membranes; Plaque bacteria; Streptococcus mutans; Thermophysiology

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PROTON TRANSPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOMASS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATABOLISM; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS; GLYCOLYSIS; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; BIOMASS; ENTEROCOCCUS; FATTY ACIDS; GLUCOSE; GLYCOLYSIS; HEATING; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES; PROTON PUMPS; RATS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RATTUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS 6715;

EID: 0030812853     PISSN: 00036072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1000290426248     Document Type: Article

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