Two gene clusters coordinate galactose and lactose metabolism in Streptococcus gordonii

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 5597-5605

  Zeng, Lin ^a   Martino, Nicole C ^a   Burne, Robert A ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX REGULATION; GALACTOSIDASES; GENE CLUSTERS; GENES ENCODING; MIXED SPECIES; ORAL CAVITY; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE SYSTEM; S. MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TAGATOSE; TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATOR;

ASSAYS; BIOFILMS; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); GENE EXPRESSION; SUGARS;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GALACTOSE; LACTOSE;

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; BIOFILM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; METABOLISM; PH;

ARTICLE; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GALACTOSE; GENE DELETION; LACTOSE; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 84866150131     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01393-12     Document Type: Article

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