Utilization of lactose and galactose by Streptococcus mutans: Transport, toxicity, and carbon catabolite repression

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 192, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2434-2444

  Zeng, Lin ^a   Das, Satarupa ^a   Burne, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; CARBON; GALACTOSE; GALACTOSE 6 PHOSPHATE; LACTOSE; TAGATOSE 6 PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LACTOSE OPERON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CARBON; GALACTOSE; GALACTOSEPHOSPHATES; LAC OPERON; LACTOSE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; MUTATION; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE SYSTEM; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 77951061673     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01624-09     Document Type: Article

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