Periodontal pathogens interfere with quorum-sensing-dependent virulence properties in Streptococcus mutans

Journal of Periodontal Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 105-110

  Wang, B Y ^a   Alvarez, P ^a   Hong, J ^a   Kuramitsu, H K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Periodontal pathogen; Porphyromonas gingivalis; Quorum sensing; Streptococcus mutans; Treponema denticola

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIOCIN; COMPETENCE FACTOR, STREPTOCOCCUS;

ANTIBIOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA; VIRULENCE;

ANTIBIOSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOCINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA; VIRULENCE;

EID: 78650890355     PISSN: 00223484     EISSN: 16000765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.2010.01319.x     Document Type: Article

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