BrpA is involved in regulation of cell envelope stress responses in Streptococcus mutans

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2914-2922

  Bitoun, J P ^a   Liao, S ^a   Yao, X ^a   Ahn, S J ^b   Isoda, R ^b   Nguyen, A H ^a   Brady, L J ^b   Burne, R A ^b   Abranches, J ^c   Wen, Z T ^a,d  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI-MICROBIAL AGENT; BIOFILM FORMATION; CELL ENVELOPES; DNA MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; MUTANT STRAIN; PEPTIDOGLYCANS; REPORTER GENE; S. MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STRESS RESPONSE; WILD-TYPE STRAIN;

ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; GENES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BRPA PROTEIN, STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; LUCIFERASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MUTATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUSION; GENETICS; LEPIDOPTERA; METABOLISM; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; REPORTER GENE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SURVIVAL; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; LEPIDOPTERA; LUCIFERASES; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VIRULENCE;

GALLERIA MELLONELLA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 84861147109     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.07823-11     Document Type: Article

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