Dynamics of Streptococcus mutans transcriptome in response to starch and sucrose during biofilm development.

The combination of sucrose and starch in the presence of surface-adsorbed salivary α-amylase and bacterial glucosyltransferases increase the formation of a structurally and metabolically distinctive biofilm by Streptococcus mutans. This host-pathogen-diet interaction may modulate the formation of pa...

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Main Authors: Marlise I Klein, Lena DeBaz, Senyo Agidi, Herbert Lee, Gary Xie, Amy H-M Lin, Bruce R Hamaker, José A Lemos, Hyun Koo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2957427?pdf=render