The role of glucan-binding proteins in the cariogenicity of Streptococcus mutans

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 213-215

  Matsumura, Mieko ^a   Izumi, Tomohiro ^a   Matsumoto, Michiyo ^a   Tsuji, Masato ^a   Fujiwara, Taku ^a   Ooshima, Takashi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cariogenicity; Glucan binding protein; Isogenic mutant; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; GLUCAN; GLUCAN BINDING PROTEIN A; GLUCAN BINDING PROTEIN C; STREPTOMYCIN; SUCROSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE INSERTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH;

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

EID: 0037239696     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2003.tb03389.x     Document Type: Article

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