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OxyR inactivation reduces the growth rate and oxidative stress defense in Capnocytophaga ochracea.
Anaerobe - 1 Dec 2021
Kikuchi Yuichiro, Okamoto-Shibayama Kazuko, Kokubu Eitoyo, Ishihara Kazuyuki
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OBJECTIVE: The human oral cavity harbors several bacteria. Among them, Capnocytophaga ochracea, a facultative anaerobe, is responsible for the early phase of dental plaque formation. In this phase, the tooth surface or tissue is exposed to various oxidative stresses. For colonization in the dental plaque phase, a response by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-sensing transcriptional regulators, such as OxyR, may be...
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