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Identification and functional analysis of an ammonium transporter in Streptococcus mutans.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Ardin Arifah Chieko, Fujita Kazuyo, Nagayama Kayoko, Takashima Yukiko, Nomura Ryota, Nakano Kazuhiko, Ooshima Takashi, Matsumoto-Nakano Michiyo
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus mutans, a Gram-positive bacterium, is considered to be a major etiologic agent of human dental caries and reported to form biofilms known as dental plaque on tooth surfaces. This organism is also known to possess a large number of transport proteins in the cell membrane for export and import of molecules. Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for Gram-positive bacteria, though alternative sources such...
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