Modification of gene expression and virulence traits in Streptococcus mutans in response to carbohydrate availability

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 972-985

  Moye, Zachary D ^a   Zeng, Lin ^a   Burne, Robert A ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID TOLERANCE; BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAY; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; PHENOTYPIC RESPONSE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATES; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE SYSTEM; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

AMINO ACIDS; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOSE; PROTEINS;

CARBOHYDRATES;

BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CARBOHYDRATE; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOSE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; VIRULENCE;

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; PATHOGENICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; VIRULENCE;

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84893001974     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.03579-13     Document Type: Article

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