Detection, Cloning, and Analysis of a U32 Collagenase in <em>Streptococcus mutans</em> GS-5
Streptococcus mutans is a recognized principal etiologic agent in coronal caries. Although S. mutans has the ability to bind collagen and degrade FALGPA, a synthetic peptide mimicking collagen substrate, its role in dental root caries has not yet been fully elucidated. Degradation of collagen fibril...
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Scholar Commons
2004
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| Online Access: | https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/1090 https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2089&context=etd |