DexA70, the Truncated Form of a Self-Produced Dextranase, Effectively Disrupts Streptococcus mutans Biofilm

DexA70, the Truncated Form of a Self-Produced Dextranase, Effectively Disrupts Streptococcus mutans Biofilm

Billions of people suffer from dental caries every year in spite of the effort to reduce the prevalence over the past few decades. Streptococcus mutans is the leading member of a specific group of cariogenic bacteria that cause dental caries. S. mutans forms biofilm, which is highly resistant to har...

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Main Authors: Nan Liu, Xin Li, Maofeng Wang, Fengyu Zhang, Chuandong Wang, Kundi Zhang, Hongwei Wang, Sujuan Xu, Wei Hu, Lichuan Gu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
dental caries
Streptococcus mutans
biofilm
polysaccharides
DexA70
lysozyme
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.737458/full

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