Novel two-component regulatory system involved in biofilm formation and acid resistance in Streptococcus mutans

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 184, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 6333-6342

  Li, Yung Hua ^a   Lau, Peter C Y ^a   Tang, Nan ^a   Svensäter, Gunnel ^a   Ellen, Richard P ^a   Cvitkovitch, Dennis G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ACIDITY; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOFILM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DELETION MUTANT; DENTAL CARIES; GENE DELETION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

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

EID: 0036844205     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.22.6333-6342.2002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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