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Inactivation of Streptococcus mutans genes lytST and dltAD impairs its pathogenicity in vivo

Background: Streptococcus mutans orchestrates the development of a biofilm that causes dental caries in the presence of dietary sucrose, and, in the bloodstream, S. mutans can cause systemic infections. The development of a cariogenic biofilm is dependent on the formation of an extracellular matrix...

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Autores principales: Castillo Pedraza, Midian C., Rosalen, Pedro L., de Castilho, Aline Rogéria Freire, Freires, Irlan de Almeida, de Sales Leite, Luana, Faustoferri, Roberta C., Quivey Jr, Robert G., Klein, Marlise I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6522913/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31143407
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2019.1607505