Turning on and turning off the arginine deiminase system in oral streptococci

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1078-1085

  Curran, Timothy M ^a   Ma, Yousheng ^a   Rutherford, Glen C ^a   Marquis, Robert E ^a  

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

Author keywords

Acid damage; Arginine deiminase; Biofilms; Induction derepression; Oral streptococci

Indexed keywords

ARGININE DEIMINASE;

ACIDIFICATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; CELL GROWTH; ENZYME REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; STREPTOCOCCUS RATTUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUIS;

EID: 0032463639     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w98-106     Document Type: Article

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