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Differential expression of the Smb bacteriocin in Streptococcus mutans isolates.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Aug 2008
Yonezawa Hideo, Kuramitsu Howard K, Nakayama Shu-ichi, Mitobe Jiro, Motegi Mizuho, Nakao Ryoma, Watanabe Haruo, Senpuku Hidenobu
Abstract excerpt
The two-component lantibiotic Smb is produced by Streptococcus mutans GS5. In the present study, we identified seven strains of S. mutans containing the smb gene cluster. These strains could be classified into high- and low-level Smb producers relative to the levels of Smb production by indicator...
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