SepM mutation in Streptococcus mutans clinical isolates and related function analysis

• Main Authors: Shanshan Liu (Author), Yidan Shao (Author), Zhenzhen Zhang (Author), Wen Xu (Author), Yudong Liu (Author), Kai Zhang (Author), Li Xu (Author), Qingwei Zheng (Author), Yu Sun (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) is an important pathogenic bacterium that causes dental caries, while Streptococcus gordonii (S. gordonii) is a non-cariogenic bacterium that inhibits the growth of S. mutans. The SepM protein can promote the inhibitory ability of S. mutans agains...