Role of HtrA in growth and competence of Streptococcus mutans UA159

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 3028-3038

  Ahn, Sang Joon ^a   Lemos, José A C ^a   Burne, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SERINE PROTEINASE OMI;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DISRUPTION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HEAT TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, MESSENGER; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 17644386499     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.9.3028-3038.2005     Document Type: Article

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