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Role of Streptococcus mutans surface proteins for biofilm formation

Streptococcus mutans has been implicated as a primary causative agent of dental caries in humans. An important virulence property of the bacterium is its ability to form biofilm known as dental plaque on tooth surfaces. In addition, this organism also produces glucosyltransferases, multiple glucan-b...

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Autor principal: Matsumoto-Nakano, Michiyo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5884221/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29628998
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jdsr.2017.08.002