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Contribution of glucan-binding protein A to firm and stable biofilm formation by Streptococcus mutans.
Molecular oral microbiology - 1 Jun 2015
Matsumi Y, Fujita K, Takashima Y, Yanagida K, Morikawa Y, Matsumoto-Nakano M
Abstract excerpt
Glucan-binding proteins (Gbps) of Streptococcus mutans, a major pathogen of dental caries, mediate the binding of glucans synthesized from sucrose by the action of glucosyltransferases (GTFs) encoded by gtfB, gtfC, and gtfD. Several stress proteins, including DnaK and GroEL encoded by dnaK and groEL, are related to environmental stress tolerance. The contribution of Gbp expression to biofilm formation was...
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