Manganese Uptake, Mediated by SloABC and MntH, Is Essential for the Fitness of Streptococcus mutans

Manganese Uptake, Mediated by SloABC and MntH, Is Essential for the Fitness of Streptococcus mutans

As transition biometals such as manganese (Mn) are essential for all forms of life, the ability to scavenge biometals in the metal-restricted host environment is an important trait of successful cariogenic pathobionts. Here, we showed that the caries pathogen Streptococcus mutans utilizes two Mn tra...

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Main Authors: Jessica K. Kajfasz, Callahan Katrak, Tridib Ganguly, Jonathan Vargas, Logan Wright, Zachary T. Peters, Grace A. Spatafora, Jacqueline Abranches, José A. Lemos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-01-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
s. mutans
manganese
metal transport
stress response
dental caries
biofilm
streptococcus mutans
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00764-19

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https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00764-19

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