Identification and functional analysis of glutamine transporter in Streptococcus mutans

Background Streptococcus mutans, a biofilm-forming bacterium, possesses several transporters that function as import/export molecules. Among them, the PII protein family is composed of members that regulate glutamine synthesis in bacterial species. Objective In this study, we characterized the funct...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yuko Morikawa, Setsuyo Morimoto, Eri Yoshida, Shuhei Naka, Hiroaki Inaba, Michiyo Matsumoto-Nakano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Oral Microbiology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2020.1797320