Characterization of mleR, a positive regulator of malolactic fermentation and part of the acid tolerance response in Streptococcus mutans

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Lemme, André ^a   Sztajer, Helena ^a   Wagner Döbler, Irene ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MALIC ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FIREFLY LUCIFERASE; LACTIC ACID; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MALOLACTIC ENZYME; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ACID TOLERANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRAIT; LETHAL GENE; MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION GENE; NONHUMAN; PH; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHROMOSOME MAP; FERMENTATION; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PROMOTER REGION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC LOCI; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTIC ACID; LUCIFERASES, FIREFLY; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALATES; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 77649308892     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-10-58     Document Type: Article

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