A novel phosphotransferase system of Streptococcus mutans is responsible for transport of carbohydrates with α-1,3 linkage

Molecular Oral Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 114-128

  Ajdic, D ^a,b   Chen, Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Biofilm; Carbohydrate; Microarray; Streptococcus mutans; Transporter

Indexed keywords

DISACCHARIDE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; ISOMALTOSE; KOJIBIOSE; LEUCROSE; MALTOSE; MALTULOSE; NIGEROSE; PALATINOSE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; SUCROSE; TURANOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOFILM; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATE TRANSPORT; CELL AGGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH CURVE; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOFILMS; DEXTRANASE; DISACCHARIDES; FRUCTOSE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GLUCANS; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; HUMANS; MUTATION; OPEN READING FRAMES; OPERON; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE SYSTEM; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; PROTEIN ARRAY ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SUCROSE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84875034067     PISSN: 20411006     EISSN: 20411014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/omi.12009     Document Type: Article

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