Regulation of expression of the fructan hydrolase gene of Streptococcus mutans GS-5 by induction and carbon catabolite repression

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2863-2871

  Burne, Robert A ^a   Wen, Zezhang Thomas ^a   Chen, Yi Ywan M ^a   Penders, Jana E C ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; FRUCTAN; HYDROLASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; DENTAL CARIES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOUTH CAVITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 0032902762     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.9.2863-2871.1999     Document Type: Article

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