Inactivation of the ciaH gene in Streptococcus mutans diminishes mutacin production and competence development, alters sucrose-dependent biofilm formation, and reduces stress tolerance

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 4895-4899

  Qi, Fengxia ^a   Merritt, Justin ^a   Lux, Renate ^a   Shi, Wenyuan ^a  

^a UCLA SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUTACIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; SUCROSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM COMPETENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; CIAH GENE; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STRESS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

BACTERIOCINS; BIOFILMS; GENE DELETION; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PROTEIN KINASES; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SUCROSE;

EID: 3342944909     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.72.8.4895-4899.2004     Document Type: Article

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