Cardiolipin biosynthesis in Streptococcus mutans is regulated in response to external pH

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Streptococcus mutans, a causative agent of dental caries in humans, adapts to changing environmental conditions, such as pH, in order to survive and cause disease in the oral cavity. Previously, we have shown that S. mutans increases the proportion of monounsaturated membrane fatty acids as part of its acid-adaptive strategy. Membrane lipids function as carriers of membrane fatty acids and therefore it was...

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