Role of the Streptococcus mutans irvA gene in GbpC-independent, dextran-dependent aggregation and biofilm formation

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 7037-7043

  Zhu, Min ^a   Ajdić, Dragana ^b   Liu, Yuan ^a   Lynch, David ^a   Merritt, Justin ^b   Banas, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; DEXTRAN; GENES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BINDING PROTEINS; BIOFILM DEVELOPMENT; BIOFILM FORMATION; ENGINEERING STRAINS; GROWTH CONDITIONS; NORTHERN BLOT ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATOR;

BIOFILMS;

DEXTRAN;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; GBPC GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; IRVA GENE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPAP GENE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 70449339397     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01015-09     Document Type: Article

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