Role of Chromosomal Type II Toxin-antitoxin Modules in Survival of Streptococcus mutans
Type II toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems are composed of a stable toxin and its cognate unstable antitoxin that impedes the toxin through direct interaction. The human oral pathogen Streptococcus mutans uses a quorum-sensing peptide (CSP) as a stress-inducible pheromone to synchronize gene expression...
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2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1807/43128 |