Enhanced acid resistance of oral streptococci at lethal pH values associated with acid-tolerant catabolism and with ATP synthase activity
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- 1 September 2006
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Microbiology Letters
- Vol. 262 (1) , 93-98
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00374.x
Abstract
Caries-causing oral bacteria such as Streptococcus mutans are protected by the actions of F-ATPases against acid damage in dental plaque acidified byKeywords
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