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Genes responsible for dextran-dependent aggregation of Streptococcus sobrinus strain 6715.
Oral microbiology and immunology - 1 Jun 2009
Sato Y, Okamoto-Shibayama K, Takada K, Igarashi T, Hirasawa M
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INTRODUCTION: Streptococcus sobrinus exhibits more significant dextran-dependent aggregation mediated by glucan-binding proteins than Streptococcus mutans. We have identified four glucan-binding protein C gene (gbpC) homologues designated as gbpC1, gbpC2, dblA and dblB in S. sobrinus in contrast to the single gene gbpC in S. mutans. We attempted to determine which gene is most responsible for the...
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