Association of CiaRH with resistance of Streptococcus mutans to antimicrobial peptides in biofilms

Molecular Oral Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 124-135

  Mazda, Y ^a   Kawada Matsuo, M ^a   Kanbara, K ^a   Oogai, Y ^a   Shibata, Y ^b   Yamashita, Y ^b   Miyawaki, S ^a   Komatsuzawa, H ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cathelicidin; Defensin; Innate immunity; Two component system

Indexed keywords

BETA DEFENSIN 1; BETA DEFENSIN 2; BETA DEFENSIN 3; CATHELICIDIN ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE LL 37; CATION; CIARH PROTEIN; TEICHOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOFILM; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CELL SURVIVAL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; INNATE IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; REGULON; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84858066466     PISSN: 20411006     EISSN: 20411014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2041-1014.2012.00637.x     Document Type: Article

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