Transcriptional and phenotypic characterization of novel Spx-regulated genes in Streptococcus mutans

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Galvão, Lívia C C ^a,b   Miller, James H ^a   Kajfasz, Jessica K ^a   Scott Anne, Kathy ^a   Freires, Irlan A ^a,b   Franco, Gilson C N ^c   Abranches, Jacqueline ^a   Rosalen, Pedro L ^b   Lemos, José A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF PONTA GROSSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETOIN DEHYDROGENASE; FEROUS PERMEASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON BINDING PROTEIN; PERMEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

AHPC GENE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GOR GENE; HOMEOSTASIS; IN VITRO TRANSCRIPTION ASSAY; IN VIVO STUDY; IRON HOMEOSTASIS; MU929C GENE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NOX GENE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SMU127 GENE; SMU1296 GENE; SMU1297 GENE; SMU143C GENE; SMU144C GENE; SMU1645 GENE; SMU248 GENE; SMU540 GENE; SMU570 GENE; SODA GENE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH; TPX GENE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRXB GENE; WISTAR RAT; ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH;

RATTUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MOUTH; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 84928626809     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124969     Document Type: Article

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