Streptococcus mutans out-competes streptococcus gordonii in vivo

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 513-519

  Tanzer, J M ^a   Thompson, A ^a   Sharma, K ^b   Vickerman, M M ^b   Haase, E M ^b   Scannapieco, F A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

amylase binding protein; bacterial interference; dental plaque biofilm; glucosyltransferase; starch; sucrose

Indexed keywords

1,3 ALPHA GLUCAN SYNTHASE; 1,3-ALPHA-D-GLUCAN SYNTHASE; ABPA PROTEIN, STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; GTFG PROTEIN, STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARIES; DISEASE MODEL; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SUGAR INTAKE; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DIETARY SUCROSE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS; RATS; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84859910903     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: 15440591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022034512442894     Document Type: Article

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