Cell death in Streptococcus mutans biofilms: A link between CSP and extracellular DNA

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 299, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 261-266

  Perry, Julie A ^a   Cvitkovitch, Dennis G ^a   Lévesque, Céline M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autolysis; Biofilm; Extracellular DNA; Peptide pheromone; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COMPETENCE STIMULATING PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CELL DEATH; CELL DENSITY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUORUM SENSING; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CELL DEATH; DNA, BACTERIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 70349234324     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2009.01758.x     Document Type: Article

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