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

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Yalan Deng (Συγγραφέας), Yingming Yang (Συγγραφέας), Bin Zhang (Συγγραφέας), Hong Chen (Συγγραφέας), Yangyu Lu (Συγγραφέας), Shirui Ren (Συγγραφέας), Lei Lei (Συγγραφέας), Tao Hu (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: Nature Publishing Group, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...