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Bacteriocin immunity proteins play a role in quorum-sensing system regulated antimicrobial sensitivity of Streptococcus mutans UA159.
Archives of oral biology - 1 Apr 2013
Wang Wei-Lu, Liu Jia, Huo Yong-Biao, Ling Jun-Qi
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OBJECTIVE: Antimicrobial sensitivity of Streptococcus mutans can be modulated by putative bacteriocin immunity proteins. Bacteria use a quorum sensing (QS) system to regulate physiological activities including bacteriocin production, antimicrobial response, and biofilm formation. QS system of S. mutans is dependent on competence stimulating peptide (CSP), whose precursor is encoded by comC. However, whether...
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