Acid-induced acid tolerance and acidogenicity of non-mutans streptococci

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-48

  Takahashi, N ^a   Yamada, T ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acid adaptation; Acid tolerance; Acidogenicity; Arginine deiminase; H+ ATPase; Mutans streptococci; Non mutans streptococci; Stress protein

Indexed keywords

ACID; ARGININE DEIMINASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HYDROLASE; PROTON TRANSPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYMOLOGY; GLYCOLYSIS; METABOLISM; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS;

ACIDS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; GLYCOLYSIS; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLASES; PROTON-TRANSLOCATING ATPASES; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUIS;

EID: 0033081295     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-302X.1999.140105.x     Document Type: Article

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