Role of phosphoglucosamine mutase on virulence properties of Streptococcus mutans

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 272-277

  Liu, X D ^a   Duan, J ^b   Guo, L H ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gene inactivation; Phosphoglucosamine mutase gene; Streptococcus mutans; Virulence properties

Indexed keywords

AMINOSUGAR; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PHOSPHOGLUCOSAMINE MUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOFILM; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE FUNCTION; GROWTH RATE; MICROMORPHOLOGY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOLYSIS; BIOFILMS; CELL ADHESION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE SILENCING; GENES, BACTERIAL; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PHOSPHOGLUCOMUTASE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 67649197659     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: 1399302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302X.2009.00503.x     Document Type: Article

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