Regulation of urease expression of Actinomyces naeslundii in biofilms in response to pH and carbohydrate

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 315-319

  Yaling, L ^b   Dan, J ^c   Tao, H ^c   Xuedong, Z ^a,c  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Actinomyces naeslundii; Biofilm; Urease activity; UreC gene expression

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; CARBOHYDRATE; MESSENGER RNA; UREASE;

ACTINOMYCES NAESLUNDII; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM REACTOR; CHEMOSTAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; RNA EXTRACTION; UREC GENE;

ACTINOMYCES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SUCROSE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; UP-REGULATION; UREASE;

EID: 45149087969     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: 1399302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302X.2008.00430.x     Document Type: Article

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