CcpA regulates biofilm formation and competence in Streptococcus gordonii

Molecular Oral Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 83-94

  Zheng, L ^a,b   Chen, Z ^a   Itzek, A ^a   Herzberg, M C ^c,d   Kreth, J ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; CcpA; Competence; Streptococcus

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARBON CONTROL PROTEIN A; COLLAGEN; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM COMPETENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOFILM; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN BINDING; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; DNA TRANSFORMATION COMPETENCE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; KANAMYCIN RESISTANCE; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84863274870     PISSN: 20411006     EISSN: 20411014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2041-1014.2011.00633.x     Document Type: Article

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