Structural and molecular basis of the role of starch and sucrose in streptococcus mutans biofilm development

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 837-841

  Klein, M I ^a   Duarte, S ^a   Xiao, J ^a   Mitra, S ^b   Foster, T H ^b   Koo, H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM DEVELOPMENT; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; EXTRA CELLULAR MATRICES; GLUCOSYL TRANSFERASE; MOLECULAR BASIS; PATHOGENIC POTENTIALS; SALIVARY AMYLASE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATIONS; SUGAR TRANSPORTS; TWO-COMPONENT SYSTEMS;

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; BIOFILMS; POLYSACCHARIDES; STARCH; SUGARS;

SUGAR (SUCROSE);

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; STARCH; SUCROSE;

AMYLASES; BIOFILMS; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HUMANS; PROTEIN BINDING; SALIVA; STARCH; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SUCROSE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 59649087190     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01299-08     Document Type: Article

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