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Structural and Molecular Basis of the Role of Starch and Sucrose in Streptococcus mutans Biofilm Development

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: The interaction of sucrose and starch with bacterial glucosyltransferases and human salivary amylase may enhance the pathogenic potential of Streptococcus mutans within biofilms by influencing the structural organization of the extracellular matrix and modulating the expression of genes involved in exopolysaccharide synthesis and specific sugar transport and two-component systems.

Source: Applied and Environmental Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/aem.01299-08

Authors: M. I. Klein, S. Duarte, J. Xiao, S. Mitra, T. H. Foster, H. Koo

Institutions: University of Rochester Medicine, University of Rochester

Language: English

Topic: Oral microbiology and periodontitis research

Subfield: Periodontics

Field: Dentistry

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: green