Article
Interactions between oral bacteria: inhibition of Streptococcus mutans bacteriocin production by Streptococcus gordonii.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jan 2005
Wang Bing-Yan, Kuramitsu Howard K
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus mutans has been recognized as an important etiological agent in human dental caries. Some strains of S. mutans also produce bacteriocins. In this study, we sought to demonstrate that bacteriocin production by S. mutans strains GS5 and BM71 was mediated by quorum sensing, which is dependent on a competence-stimulating peptide (CSP) signaling system encoded by the com genes. We also demonstrated that...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
