Streptococcus gordonii's sequenced strain CH1 glucosyltransferase determines persistent but not initial colonization of teeth of rats

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 133-140

  Tanzer, J M ^a   Thompson, A M ^a   Grant, L P ^a   Vickerman, M M ^b   Scannapieco, F A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Colonization persistence; Dental caries; Glucosyltransferase; Plaque; S. gordonii

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; DENTAL CARIES; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; TOOTH; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; RATS; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; SUCROSE; TOOTH;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RATTUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 37349053396     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2007.08.011     Document Type: Article

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