Glucan-binding proteins are essential for shaping Streptococcus mutans biofilm architecture
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- 24 January 2007
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Microbiology Letters
- Vol. 268 (2), 158-165
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00576.x
Abstract
Glucan plays a central role in sucrose-dependent biofilm formation by the dental pathogen Streptococcus mutans. This organism synthesizes several proKeywords
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