The SloR/Dlg metalloregulator modulates Streptococcus mutans virulence gene expression

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 5033-5044

  Rolerson, Elizabeth ^a   Swick, Adam ^a   Newlon, Lindsay ^a   Palmer, Cameron ^a   Pan, Yong ^a   Keeshan, Britton ^a   Spatafora, Grace ^a  

^a MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOFILM; DENTAL CARIES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC REGULATION; MOUTH CAVITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TARGET CELL; TOOTH PLAQUE;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOFILMS; CHLORIDES; DNA PRIMERS; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METALLOPROTEINS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; VIRULENCE;

STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 33745877921     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00155-06     Document Type: Article

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