Identification of a point mutation resulting in loss of cell wall anchoring activity of SrtA of Streptococcus mutans NG5

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 4314-4317

  Lee, Song F ^a,b   McGavin, Mary K H ^c,d  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; SRTA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL ANCHORAGE; CELL SURFACE; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SRTA GENE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS NG5;

AGGLUTININS; AMINO ACIDS; AMINOACYLTRANSFERASES; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL WALL; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; POINT MUTATION; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 3042542056     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.72.7.4314-4317.2004     Document Type: Article

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