Characterization of a Streptococcus mutans serotype e plasmid pJEB110.

doi:10.1016/0003-9969(90)90150-9

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Characterization of a Streptococcus mutans serotype e plasmid pJEB110.

Archives of oral biology - 1 Jan 1990

Bergmann J E, Johanna E, Oloff S, Gülzow H J

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A search for extrachromosomal elements in 300 mutans streptococcal strains, isolated from dental plaque, yielded one 5.7 kb plasmid (pJEB110) in a serotype e strain (JEB110). The strain was distinguished from a plasmid-free (B2) and a plasmid-carrying (LM7) serotype e strain, by the presence of a...

Topics

Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
Bacterial Proteins
Cell Wall
DNA, Bacterial
Dental Plaque
Humans
Phenotype
Plasmids
Serotyping
Streptococcus mutans

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