Recombination between gtfB and gtfC is required for survival of a dTDP- rhamnose synthesis-deficient mutant of Streptococcus mutans in the presence of sucrose

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 3693-3697

  Yamashita, Yoshihisa ^a   Tomihisa, Kiyotaka ^a   Nakano, Yoshio ^a   Shimazaki, Yoshihiro ^a   Oho, Takahiko ^a   Koga, Toshihiko ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RHAMNOSE; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL GROWTH; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FUSION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SURVIVAL RATE;

STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 0033006988     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.7.3693-3697.1999     Document Type: Article

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