A phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent phosphotransferase system is the principal maltose transporter in Streptococcus mutans

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 3322-3327

  Webb, Alexander J ^a   Homer, Karen A ^a   Hosie, Arthur H F ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; MALTODEXTRIN; MALTOSE; MALTOTRIOSE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; STARCH;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MUTATION; CARBOHYDRATE TRANSPORT; CARBON SOURCE; DEGRADATION; DENTAL CARIES; FERMENTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORTHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; MALTOSE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE SYSTEM; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 34247892340     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01633-06     Document Type: Article

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