Extracellular DNA and lipoteichoic acids interact with exopolysaccharides in the extracellular matrix of Streptococcus mutans biofilms

Biofouling

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 722-740

  Castillo Pedraza, Midian C ^a   Novais, Tatiana F ^a   Faustoferri, Roberta C ^b   Quivey, Robert G ^b   Terekhov, Anton ^c   Hamaker, Bruce R ^c   Klein, Marlise I ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilms; eDNA; exopolysaccharides; extracellular matrix; lipoteichoic acids; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; DNA; MUTATION; PATHOGEN; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; VIRULENCE;

ACTINOMYCES NAESLUNDII; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; DNA; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE, STREPTOCOCCUS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LIPOTEICHOIC ACID; TEICHOIC ACID; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DENTAL CARIES; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BIOFILMS; DENTAL CARIES; DNA; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TEICHOIC ACIDS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 85029906153     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: 10292454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2017.1361412     Document Type: Article

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