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Involvement of Streptococcus gordonii beta-glucoside metabolism systems in adhesion, biofilm formation, and in vivo gene expression.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Jul 2004
Kiliç Ali O, Tao Lin, Zhang Yongshu, Lei Yu, Khammanivong Ali, Herzberg Mark C
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus gordonii genes involved in beta-glucoside metabolism are induced in vivo on infected heart valves during experimental endocarditis and in vitro during biofilm formation on saliva-coated hydroxyapatite (sHA). To determine the roles of beta-glucoside metabolism systems in biofilm formation, the loci of these induced genes were analyzed. To confirm the function of genes in each locus, strains were...
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