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Contribution of glucan-binding protein C of Streptococcus mutans to bacteremia occurrence.
Archives of oral biology - 1 Oct 2004
Nomura R, Nakano K, Ooshima T
Abstract excerpt
Our previous analysis of major cell surface proteins of Streptococcus mutans isolated from the blood of a patient with bacteremia showed variations of glucan-binding protein C (GbpC) expression. In the present study, we analyzed the contribution of GbpC of S. mutans to bacteremia occurrence. A GbpC-defective mutant strain (C1) was significantly less susceptible to phagocytosis by human polymorphonuclear...
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