Evolution of Cariogenic Character in Streptococcus mutans: Horizontal Transmission of Glycosyl Hydrolase Family 70 Genes

Acquisition of the ability to produce polysaccharides from sucrose, i.e. the gtf gene encoding glucosyltransferase (GTF), is the key evolutionary event enabling dental biofilm formation by streptococci. To clarify the ancestry of streptococcal GTFs, time of its occurrence, and order of specific even...

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Autores principales: Hoshino, Tomonori, Fujiwara, Taku, Kawabata, Shigetada
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3399136/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22816041
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep00518

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3399136/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22816041
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep00518

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