The vicK gene of Streptococcus mutans mediates its cariogenicity via exopolysaccharides metabolism

• Main Authors: Yalan Deng (Author), Yingming Yang (Author), Bin Zhang (Author), Hong Chen (Author), Yangyu Lu (Author), Shirui Ren (Author), Lei Lei (Author), Tao Hu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nature Publishing Group, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) is generally regarded as a major contributor to dental caries because of its ability to synthesize extracellular polysaccharides (EPS) that aid in the formation of plaque biofilm. The VicRKX system of S. mutans plays an important role in biofilm formation. T...