IrvA-dependent and IrvA-independent pathways for mutacin gene regulation inStreptococcus mutans
Open Access
- 1 August 2006
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Microbiology Letters
- Vol. 261 (2) , 231-234
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00351.x
Abstract
Streptococcus mutans is a primary pathogen associated with dental caries. Its bacteriocin (mutacin) production ability is thought to play an importanKeywords
This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
- Identification of genes associated with mutacin I production in Streptococcus mutans using random insertional mutagenesisMicrobiology, 2005
- LuxS controls bacteriocin production in Streptococcus mutans through a novel regulatory componentMolecular Microbiology, 2005
- Bacterial observations: a rudimentary form of intelligence?Trends in Microbiology, 2005
- Inactivation of the ciaH Gene in Streptococcus mutans Diminishes Mutacin Production and Competence Development, Alters Sucrose-Dependent Biofilm Formation, and Reduces Stress ToleranceInfection and Immunity, 2004
- Molecular Analysis of the Microflora Associated with Dental CariesJournal of Clinical Microbiology, 2004
- Transcriptional analysis of mutacin I (mutA) gene expression in planktonic and biofilm cells of Streptococcus mutans using fluorescent protein and glucuronidase reportersOral Microbiology and Immunology, 2004
- Lantibiotics: structure, biosynthesis and mode of actionFEMS Microbiology Reviews, 2001
- The Group I Strain of Streptococcus mutans , UA140, Produces Both the Lantibiotic Mutacin I and a Nonlantibiotic Bacteriocin, Mutacin IVApplied and Environmental Microbiology, 2001
- Oral Microbial Communities: Biofilms, Interactions, and Genetic SystemsAnnual Review of Microbiology, 2000
- Purification and Biochemical Characterization of Mutacin I from the Group I Strain of Streptococcus mutans , CH43, and Genetic Analysis of Mutacin I Biosynthesis GenesApplied and Environmental Microbiology, 2000