Transport and metabolism of citrate by Streptococcus mutans

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 4451-4456

  Korithoski, Bryan ^a   Krastel, Kirsten ^a   Cvitkovitch, Dennis G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; CITRIC ACID; METAL ION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; FRUIT JUICE; GROWTH RATE; ISOTOPE LABELING; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TOOTH; TOOTH PLAQUE;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CITRIC ACID; CULTURE MEDIA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 21144441414     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.13.4451-4456.2005     Document Type: Article

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