Membrane vesicle production via cell-to-cell communication-induced autolysis in Streptococcus mutans

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ABSTRACT Membrane vesicles (MVs) released from bacteria into the extracellular environment play various roles in bacterial and bacterial–host interactions. In Gram-positive bacteria, cell wall degradation or damage is crucial for cytoplasmic MV (CMV) release because the cytoplasmic membrane must pass through the thick cell wall to the extracellular space. Although Streptococcus mutans , a major causative agent of...

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