Modulation of biofilm exopolysaccharides by the Streptococcus mutans vicX gene

Modulation of biofilm exopolysaccharides by the Streptococcus mutans vicX gene

The cariogenic pathogen Streptococcus mutans effectively utilizes dietary sucrose for the synthesis of exopolysaccharide, which act as a scaffold for its biofilm, thus contributing to its pathogenicity, environmental stress tolerance, and antimicrobial resistance. The two-component system VicRK of S...

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Main Authors: Lei eLei, Yingming eYang, Mengying eMao, Hong eLi, Meng eLi, Yan eYang, Jiaxin eYin, Tao eHu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Biofilms
Polysaccharides
Streptococcus mutans
glucosyltransferase
Caries prevention
two component VicRK system
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01432/full

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