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Control of sugar utilization in oral streptococci. Properties of phenotypically distinct 2-deoxyglucose-resistant mutants of Streptococcus salivarius.
Oral microbiology and immunology - 1 Dec 1990
Gauthier L, Bourassa S, Brochu D, Vadeboncoeur C
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The physiological and biochemical characterization of Streptococcus salivarius mutants isolated by positive selection for resistance to 0.5 mM 2-deoxyglucose in the presence of lactose are reported. We found 2 classes of mutants following a series of experiments that included: growth rate determinations, uptake studies, measurement of phosphotransferase system (PTS) activities and detection of the IIIman proteins...
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