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Functional analysis of glucan binding protein B from Streptococcus mutans.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Jun 2006
Mattos-Graner Renata O, Porter Kristen A, Smith Daniel J, Hosogi Yumiko, Duncan Margaret J
Abstract excerpt
Mutans streptococci are major etiological agents of dental caries, and several of their secreted products contribute to bacterial accumulation on teeth. Of these, Streptococcus mutans glucan binding protein B (GbpB) is a novel, immunologically dominant protein. Its biological function is unclear, although GbpB shares homology with a putative peptidoglycan hydrolase from S. agalactiae and S. pneumoniae, indicative...
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