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Inactivation of Streptococcus mutans genes lytST and dltAD impairs its pathogen...
Castillo Pedraza, Midian C. [UNESP]; Rosalen, Pedro L.; Castilho, Aline Rogéria Freire de; Freires, Irlan de Almeida; de Sales Leite, Luana [UNESP]Made available in DSpace on 2019-10-06T15:43:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2019-01-01; 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 rich...
Extracellular DNA and lipoteichoic acids interact with exopolysaccharides in th...
Castillo Pedraza, Midian C. [UNESP]; Novais, Tatiana F. [UNESP]; Faustoferri, Roberta C.; Quivey, Robert G.; Terekhov, Anton; Hamaker, Bruce R.Made available in DSpace on 2018-12-11T16:49:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2017-10-21; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq); Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP); National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research; Streptococcus mutans-derived exopolysaccharides are virulence determinants in the matrix of biofilms that cause car...