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Streptococcus mutans



2006 Molecular Subset of References
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Abranches J, Candella MM, Wen ZT, Baker HV, Burne RA.
Different roles of EIIABMan and EIIGlc in regulation of energy metabolism,
biofilm development, and competence in Streptococcus mutans.
J Bacteriol. 2006 Jun;188(11):3748-56.
PMID: 16707667

Ahn SJ, Wen ZT, Burne RA.
Multilevel control of competence development and stress tolerance in
Streptococcus mutans UA159.
Infect Immun. 2006 Mar;74(3):1631-42.
PMID: 16495534

Biswas S, Biswas I.
Regulation of the glucosyltransferase (gtfBC) operon by CovR in Streptococcus
mutans.
J Bacteriol. 2006 Feb;188(3):988-98.
PMID: 16428403

Chen PM, Chen JY, Chia JS.
Differential regulation of Streptococcus mutans gtfBCD genes in response to
copper ions.
Arch Microbiol. 2006 Mar;185(2):127-35.
PMID: 16395551

Choi I, Jung C, Han Y, Lee EH.
Effect of partially hydrolyzed soluble glucan produced by glucosyltrasferases
of Streptococcus mutans on stimulating human T cell.
Biofactors. 2006;26(1):1-5.
PMID: 16614478

Cote CK, Honeyman AL.
Transcriptional analysis of the bglP gene from Streptococcus mutans.
BMC Microbiol. 2006 Apr 21;6(1):37
PMID: 16630357

Graham CE, Brocklehurst K, Pickersgill RW, Warren MJ.
Characterization of retinaldehyde dehydrogenase 3.
Biochem J. 2006 Feb 15;394(Pt 1):67-75.
PMID: 16241904

Griswold AR, Jameson-Lee M, Burne RA.
Regulation and physiologic significance of the agmatine deiminase system of
Streptococcus mutans UA159.
J Bacteriol. 2006 Feb;188(3):834-41.
PMID: 16428386

Han TK, Zhang C, Dao ML.
Identification and characterization of collagen-binding activity in
Streptococcus mutans wall-associated protein: a possible implication in dental
root caries and endocarditis.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2006 May 12;343(3):787-92.
PMID: 16563343

Huang ZW, Liu Z.
[Construction of Streptococcus mutans luxS gene allelic exchange plasmid]
Hua Xi Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2006 Feb;24(1):70-2. Chinese.
PMID: 16541663

Hussain H, Branny P, Allan E.
A eukaryotic-type serine/threonine protein kinase is required for biofilm
formation, genetic competence, and acid resistance in Streptococcus mutans.
J Bacteriol. 2006 Feb;188(4):1628-32.
PMID: 16452447

Koo H, Seils J, Abranches J, Burne RA, Bowen WH, Quivey RG Jr.
Influence of apigenin on gtf gene expression in Streptococcus mutans UA159.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2006 Feb;50(2):542-6.
PMID: 16436708

Koo H, Sheng J, Nguyen PT, Marquis RE.
Co-operative inhibition by fluoride and zinc of glucosyl transferase production
and polysaccharide synthesis by mutans streptococci in suspension cultures and
biofilms.
FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2006 Jan;254(1):134-40.
PMID: 16451191

Mallaley PP, Halperin SA, Morris A, Macmillan A, Lee SF.
Expression of a pertussis toxin S1 fragment by inducible promoters in oral
Streptococcus and the induction of immune responses during oral colonization in
mice.
Can J Microbiol. 2006 May;52(5):436-44.
PMID: 16699568

Matsumoto M, Fujita K, Ooshima T.
Binding of glucan-binding protein C to GTFD-synthesized soluble glucan in
sucrose-dependent adhesion of Streptococcus mutans.
Oral Microbiol Immunol. 2006 Feb;21(1):42-6.
PMID: 16390340

Mattos-Graner RO, Porter KA, Smith DJ, Hosogi Y, Duncan MJ.
Functional analysis of glucan binding protein B from Streptococcus mutans.
J Bacteriol. 2006 Jun;188(11):3813-25.
PMID: 16707674

Motegi M.
[Assessment of gene associated with Streptococcus mutans biofilm formation]
Kokubyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2006 Mar;73(1):8-19. Japanese.
PMID: 16629466

Nakano K, Tsuji M, Nishimura K, Nomura R, Ooshima T.
Contribution of cell surface protein antigen PAc of Streptococcus mutans to
bacteremia.
Microbes Infect. 2006 Jan;8(1):114-21.
PMID: 16442486

Nicolas G, Morency H, LaPointe G, Lavoie MC.
Mutacin H-29B is identical to mutacin II (J-T8).
BMC Microbiol. 2006 Apr 20;6:36.
PMID: 16626493

Okamoto-Shibayama K, Sato Y, Yamamoto Y, Ohta K, Kizaki H.
Identification of a glucan-binding protein C gene homologue in Streptococcus
macacae.
Oral Microbiol Immunol. 2006 Feb;21(1):32-41.
PMID: 16390339

Old LA, Lowes S, Russell RR.
Genomic variation in Streptococcus mutans: deletions affecting the multiple
pathways of beta-glucoside metabolism.
Oral Microbiol Immunol. 2006 Feb;21(1):21-7.
PMID: 16390337

Salam MA, Katz J, Zhang P, Hajishengallis G, Michalek SM.
Immunogenicity of Salmonella vector vaccines expressing SBR of Streptococcus
mutans under the control of a T7-nirB (dual) promoter system.
Vaccine. 2006 Jun 5;24(23):5003-15. Epub 2006 Mar 31.
PMID: 16621196 [PubMed - in process]

Shemesh M, Tam A, Feldman M, Steinberg D.
Differential expression profiles of Streptococcus mutans ftf, gtf and vicR
genes in the presence of dietary carbohydrates at early and late exponential
growth phases.
Carbohydr Res. 2006 Jun 7;
PMID: 16764842

Shemesh M, Steinberg D.
In vitro binding interactions of oral bacteria with immobilized
fructosyltransferase.
J Appl Microbiol. 2006 Apr;100(4):871-7.
PMID: 16553744

Tam A, Shemesh M, Wormser U, Sintov A, Steinberg D.
Effect of different iodine formulations on the expression and activity of
Streptococcus mutans glucosyltransferase and fructosyltransferase in biofilm and
planktonic environments.
J Antimicrob Chemother. 2006 May;57(5):865-71.
PMID: 16549514

Tanzer JM, Thompson A, Wen ZT, Burne RA.
Streptococcus mutans: Fructose Transport, Xylitol Resistance, and Virulence.
J Dent Res. 2006 Apr;85(4):369-73.
PMID: 16567561

Thurnheer T, van der Ploeg JR, Giertsen E, Guggenheim B.
Effects of Streptococcus mutans gtfC deficiency on mixed oral biofilms in
vitro.
Caries Res. 2006;40(2):163-71.
PMID: 16508276

Waterhouse JC, Russell RR.
Dispensable genes and foreign DNA in Streptococcus mutans.
Microbiology. 2006 Jun;152(Pt 6):1777-88.
PMID: 16735740

Wei GX, Campagna AN, Bobek LA.
Effect of MUC7 peptides on the growth of bacteria and on Streptococcus mutans
biofilm.
J Antimicrob Chemother. 2006 Jun;57(6):1100-9.
PMID: 16595638

Yang DQ, Liu TJ, Zhuang H, Qi QG, Li S, Liu JG.
[Genetic diversity of F-ATPase subunits gene uncA amplified from Streptococcus
mutans clinical isolates]
Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2006 Jan;41(1):29-32. Chinese.
PMID: 16620624

Yano A, Takekoshi M, Morita E, Imai S, Nisizawa T, Hanada N.
Production of Fab fragment corresponding to surface protein antigen of
Streptococcus mutans serotype c-derived peptide by Escherichia coli and cultured
tobacco cells.
J Biosci Bioeng. 2006 Mar;101(3):251-6.
PMID: 16716927

Yeh CY, Chen JY, Chia JS.
Glucosyltransferases of viridans group streptococci modulate interleukin-6 and
adhesion molecule expression in endothelial cells and augment monocytic cell
adherence.
Infect Immun. 2006 Feb;74(2):1273-83.
PMID: 16428777

Zhou YF, Mi W, Li L, Zhang X, Liang YH, Su XD, Wei S.
Protein preparation, crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic
analysis of Smu.1475c from caries pathogen Streptococcus mutans.
Biochim Biophys Acta. 2006 Feb;1764(2):324-6.
PMID: 16427820

2004-05 Molecular Subset of References
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Abranches J, Chen YY, Burne RA.
Galactose metabolism by Streptococcus mutans.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2004 Oct;70(10):6047-52.
PMID: 15466549

Aspiras MB, Ellen RP, Cvitkovitch DG.
ComX activity of Streptococcus mutans growing in biofilms.
FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2004 Sep 1;238(1):167-74.
PMID: 15336418 [PubMed - in process]

Banas JA.
Virulence properties of Streptococcus mutans.
Front Biosci. 2004 May 01;9:1267-77. Review.
PMID: 14977543

Browngardt CM, Wen ZT, Burne RA.
RegM is required for optimal fructosyltransferase and glucosyltransferase gene
expression in Streptococcus mutans.
FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2004 Nov 1;240(1):75-9.
PMID: 15500982

Crowley PJ, Svensater G, Snoep JL, Bleiweis AS, Brady LJ.
An ffh mutant of Streptococcus mutans is viable and able to physiologically
adapt to low pH in continuous culture.
FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2004 May 15;234(2):315-24. Erratum in: FEMS Microbiol Lett.
2004 Jul 1;236(1):161.
PMID: 15135539

Fozo EM, Quivey RG Jr.
The fabM gene product of Streptococcus mutans is responsible for the synthesis
of monounsaturated fatty acids and is necessary for survival at low pH.
J Bacteriol. 2004 Jul;186(13):4152-8.
PMID: 15205416

Fozo EM, Quivey RG Jr.
Shifts in the membrane fatty acid profile of Streptococcus mutans enhance
survival in acidic environments.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2004 Feb;70(2):929-36.
PMID: 14766573

Francesca B, Ajello M, Bosso P, Morea C, Andrea P, Giovanni A, Piera V.
Both lactoferrin and iron influence aggregation and biofilm formation in
Streptococcus mutans.
Biometals. 2004 Jun;17(3):271-8.
PMID: 15222477 [PubMed - in process]

Ge J, Catt DM, Gregory RL.
Streptococcus mutans surface alpha-enolase binds salivary mucin MG2 and human
plasminogen.
Infect Immun. 2004 Nov;72(11):6748-52.
PMID: 15501816

Griswold AR, Chen YY, Burne RA.
Analysis of an agmatine deiminase gene cluster in Streptococcus mutans UA159.
J Bacteriol. 2004 Mar;186(6):1902-4.
PMID: 14996823

Han TK, Zhu Z, Dao ML.
Identification, molecular cloning, and sequence analysis of a deoxyribose
aldolase in Streptococcus mutans GS-5.
Curr Microbiol. 2004 Mar;48(3):230-6.
PMID: 15057471

Himejima M, Nihei K, Kubo I.
Hydroquinone, a control agent of agglutination and adherence of Streptococcus
mutans induced by sucrose.
Bioorg Med Chem. 2004 Mar 1;12(5):921-5.
PMID: 14980604

Igarashi T, Morisaki H, Goto N.
Molecular characterization of dextranase from Streptococcus rattus.
Microbiol Immunol. 2004;48(3):155-62.
PMID: 15031528

Igarashi T, Asaga E, Goto N.
Roles of Streptococcus mutans dextranase anchored to the cell wall by sortase.
Oral Microbiol Immunol. 2004 Apr;19(2):102-5.
PMID: 14871349

Igarashi T, Asaga E, Sato Y, Goto N.
Inactivation of srtA gene of Streptococcus mutans inhibits dextran-dependent
aggregation by glucan-binding protein C.
Oral Microbiol Immunol. 2004 Feb;19(1):57-60.
PMID: 14678475

Jones MN, Holt RG.
Activation of plasminogen by Streptococcus mutans.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2004 Sep 10;322(1):37-41.
PMID: 15313170

Kelemen L, Rizk S, Debreczeny M, Ogier J, Szalontai B.
Streptococcal antigen I/II binds to extracellular proteins through
intermolecular beta-sheets.
FEBS Lett. 2004 May 21;566(1-3):190-4.
PMID: 15147893

Kreth J, Merritt J, Bordador C, Shi W, Qi F.
Transcriptional analysis of mutacin I (mutA) gene expression in planktonic and
biofilm cells of Streptococcus mutans using fluorescent protein and
glucuronidase reporters.
Oral Microbiol Immunol. 2004 Aug;19(4):252-6.
PMID: 15209996

Kruger C, Pearson SK, Kodama Y, Vacca Smith A, Bowen WH, Hammarstrom L.
The effects of egg-derived antibodies to glucosyltransferases on dental caries
in rats.
Caries Res. 2004 Jan-Feb;38(1):9-14.
PMID: 14684971

Kuhnert WL, Zheng G, Faustoferri RC, Quivey RG Jr.
The F-ATPase operon promoter of Streptococcus mutans is transcriptionally
regulated in response to external pH.
J Bacteriol. 2004 Dec;186(24):8524-8.
PMID: 15576803

Lee SF, McGavin MK.
Identification of a point mutation resulting in loss of cell wall anchoring
activity of SrtA of Streptococcus mutans NG5.
Infect Immun. 2004 Jul;72(7):4314-7.
PMID: 15213182

Lee SF, Delaney GD, Elkhateeb M.
A two-component covRS regulatory system regulates expression of
fructosyltransferase and a novel extracellular carbohydrate in Streptococcus
mutans.
Infect Immun. 2004 Jul;72(7):3968-73.
PMID: 15213141

Lemos JA, Brown TA Jr, Burne RA.
Effects of RelA on key virulence properties of planktonic and biofilm
populations of Streptococcus mutans.
Infect Immun. 2004 Mar;72(3):1431-40.
PMID: 14977948

Len AC, Harty DW, Jacques NA.
Proteome analysis of Streptococcus mutans metabolic phenotype during acid
tolerance.
Microbiology. 2004 May;150(Pt 5):1353-66.
PMID: 15133097

Len AC, Harty DW, Jacques NA.
Stress-responsive proteins are upregulated in Streptococcus mutans during acid
tolerance.
Microbiology. 2004 May;150(Pt 5):1339-51.
PMID: 15133096

Liu J, Bian Z, Fan M, He H, Nie M, Fan B, Peng B, Chen Z.
Typing of mutans streptococci by arbitrarily primed PCR in patients undergoing
orthodontic treatment.
Caries Res. 2004 Nov-Dec;38(6):523-9.
PMID: 15528906

Marcotte L, Therien-Aubin H, Sandt C, Barbeau J, Lafleur M.
Solute size effects on the diffusion in biofilms of Streptococcus mutans.
Biofouling. 2004 Aug-Oct;20(4-5):189-201.
PMID: 15621640 [PubMed - in process]

Matsumoto N, Salam MA, Watanabe H, Amagasa T, Senpuku H.
Role of gene E2f1 in susceptibility to bacterial adherence of oral streptococci
to tooth surfaces in mice.
Oral Microbiol Immunol. 2004 Aug;19(4):270-6.
PMID: 15209999

Mattos-Graner RO, Napimoga MH, Fukushima K, Duncan MJ, Smith DJ.
Comparative analysis of Gtf isozyme production and diversity in isolates of
Streptococcus mutans with different biofilm growth phenotypes.
J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Oct;42(10):4586-92.
PMID: 15472313

McNeill K, Hamilton IR.
Effect of acid stress on the physiology of biofilm cells of Streptococcus
mutans.
Microbiology. 2004 Mar;150(Pt 3):735-42.
PMID: 14993323

Merritt J, Qi F, Shi W.
A unique nine-gene comY operon in Streptococcus mutans.
Microbiology. 2005 Jan;151(Pt 1):157-66.
PMID: 15632435 [PubMed - in process]

Mineyama R, Yoshino S, Fukushima K.
Genotypic analysis of strains of mutans streptococci by pulsed-field gel
electrophoresis.
Microbiol Res. 2004;159(3):181-6.
PMID: 15462517

Nakano K, Nomura R, Shimizu N, Nakagawa I, Hamada S, Ooshima T.
Development of a PCR method for rapid identification of new Streptococcus
mutans serotype k strains.
J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Nov;42(11):4925-30.
PMID: 15528675

Nakano K, Nomura R, Nakagawa I, Hamada S, Ooshima T.
Demonstration of Streptococcus mutans with a cell wall polysaccharide specific
to a new serotype, k, in the human oral cavity.
J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Jan;42(1):198-202.
PMID: 14715753

Napimoga MH, Kamiya RU, Rosa RT, Rosa EA, Hofling JF, Mattos-Graner RO,
Goncalves RB.
Genotypic diversity and virulence traits of Streptococcus mutans in caries-free
and caries-active individuals.
J Med Microbiol. 2004 Jul;53(Pt 7):697-703. Erratum in: J Med Microbiol. 2004
Nov;53(Pt 11):1175. Mattos-Graner, Rendata de Oliveira [corrected to
Mattos-Graner, Rendata Oliveria].
PMID: 15184543

Nascimento MM, Hofling JF, Goncalves RB.
Streptococcus mutans genotypes isolated from root and coronal caries.
Caries Res. 2004 Sep-Oct;38(5):454-63.
PMID: 15316190

Nomura R, Nakano K, Ooshima T.
Contribution of glucan-binding protein C of Streptococcus mutans to bacteremia
occurrence.
Arch Oral Biol. 2004 Oct;49(10):783-8.
PMID: 15308422

Oho T, Bikker FJ, Nieuw Amerongen AV, Groenink J.
A peptide domain of bovine milk lactoferrin inhibits the interaction between
streptococcal surface protein antigen and a salivary agglutinin peptide domain.
Infect Immun. 2004 Oct;72(10):6181-4.
PMID: 15385529

Peacock ZS, Barnes LA, King WF, Trantolo DJ, Wise DL, Taubman MA, Smith DJ.
Influence of microparticle formulation on immunogenicity of SYI, a synthetic
peptide derived from Streptococcus mutans GbpB.
Oral Microbiol Immunol. 2005 Feb;20(1):60-4.
PMID: 15612949 [PubMed - in process]

Poole LB.
Bacterial defenses against oxidants: mechanistic features of cysteine-based
peroxidases and their flavoprotein reductases.
Arch Biochem Biophys. 2005 Jan 1;433(1):240-54. Review.
PMID: 15581580

Pritchard DG, Dong S, Baker JR, Engler JA.
The bifunctional peptidoglycan lysin of Streptococcus agalactiae bacteriophage
B30.
Microbiology. 2004 Jul;150(Pt 7):2079-87.
PMID: 15256551

Qi F, Merritt J, Lux R, Shi W.
Inactivation of the ciaH Gene in Streptococcus mutans diminishes mutacin
production and competence development, alters sucrose-dependent biofilm
formation, and reduces stress tolerance.
Infect Immun. 2004 Aug;72(8):4895-9.
PMID: 15271957

Renye JA Jr, Piggot PJ, Daneo-Moore L, Buttaro BA.
Persistence of Streptococcus mutans in stationary-phase batch cultures and
biofilms.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2004 Oct;70(10):6181-7.
PMID: 15466565

Rhodin NR, Van Tilburg ML, Oli MW, McArthur WP, Brady LJ.
Further characterization of immunomodulation by a monoclonal antibody against
Streptococcus mutans antigen P1.
Infect Immun. 2004 Jan;72(1):13-21.
PMID: 14688075

Rozen R, Bachrach G, Steinberg D.
Effect of carbohydrates on fructosyltransferase expression and distribution in
Streptococcus mutans GS-5 biofilms.
Carbohydr Res. 2004 Dec 27;339(18):2883-8.
PMID: 15582615 [PubMed - in process]

Rozen R, Steinberg D, Bachrach G.
Streptococcus mutans fructosyltransferase interactions with glucans.
FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2004 Mar 12;232(1):39-43.
PMID: 15019732

Sato Y, Okamoto K, Kagami A, Yamamoto Y, Igarashi T, Kizaki H.
Streptococcus mutans strains harboring collagen-binding adhesin.
J Dent Res. 2004 Jul;83(7):534-9.
PMID: 15218042

Sato Y, Okamoto K, Kagami A, Yamamoto Y, Ohta K, Igarashi T, Kizaki H.
Application of in vitro mutagenesis to identify the gene responsible for cold
agglutination phenotype of Streptococcus mutans.
Microbiol Immunol. 2004;48(6):449-56.
PMID: 15215618

Seifert TB, Bleiweis AS, Brady LJ.
Contribution of the alanine-rich region of Streptococcus mutans P1 to
antigenicity, surface expression, and interaction with the proline-rich repeat
domain.
Infect Immun. 2004 Aug;72(8):4699-706.
PMID: 15271931

Shah DS, Joucla G, Remaud-Simeon M, Russell RR.
Conserved repeat motifs and glucan binding by glucansucrases of oral
streptococci and Leuconostoc mesenteroides.
J Bacteriol. 2004 Dec;186(24):8301-8.
PMID: 15576779

Shah DS, Russell RR.
A novel glucan-binding protein with lipase activity from the oral pathogen
Streptococcus mutans.
Microbiology. 2004 Jun;150(Pt 6):1947-56.
PMID: 15184580

Su LY, Wu BL, Li FY, Lu Q.
[Expression of GBD gene of Streptococcus mutans glucan binding protein A in
mammalian cells]
Hua Xi Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2004 Feb;22(1):10-2. Chinese.
PMID: 15017688

Tagawa H, Hayakawa M, Shibata Y, Fukushima K, Lee MS, Shiroza T, Abiko Y.
Production of functional ScFv inhibiting Streptococcus mutans
glucosyltransferase activity from a hybridoma P126.
Hybrid Hybridomics. 2004 Oct;23(5):305-10.
PMID: 15672609 [PubMed - in process]

Takada K, Hirasawa M.
A novel selective medium for isolation of Streptococcus mutans.
J Microbiol Methods. 2005 Feb;60(2):189-93.
PMID: 15590093 [PubMed - in process]

Tamesada M, Kawabata S, Fujiwara T, Hamada S.
Synergistic effects of streptococcal glucosyltransferases on adhesive biofilm
formation.
J Dent Res. 2004 Nov;83(11):874-9.
PMID: 15505239

Urdaneta L, Vanegas G, Premoli G, Avilan L.
Plasminogen interaction and activation on Streptococcus mutans surface.
Oral Microbiol Immunol. 2004 Aug;19(4):257-61.
PMID: 15209997

Van Der Ploeg JR, Guggenheim B.
Deletion of gtfC of Streptococcus mutans has no influence on the composition of
a mixed-species in vitro biofilm model of supragingival plaque.
Eur J Oral Sci. 2004 Oct;112(5):433-8.
PMID: 15458503

Vitreschak AG, Lyubetskaya EV, Shirshin MA, Gelfand MS, Lyubetsky VA.
Attenuation regulation of amino acid biosynthetic operons in proteobacteria:
comparative genomics analysis.
FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2004 May 15;234(2):357-70.
PMID: 15135544

Welin J, Wilkins JC, Beighton D, Svensater G.
Protein expression by Streptococcus mutans during initial stage of biofilm
formation.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2004 Jun;70(6):3736-41.
PMID: 15184181

Wen ZT, Suntharaligham P, Cvitkovitch DG, Burne RA.
Trigger factor in Streptococcus mutans is involved in stress tolerance,
competence development, and biofilm formation.
Infect Immun. 2005 Jan;73(1):219-25.
PMID: 15618157

Wen ZT, Burne RA.
LuxS-mediated signaling in Streptococcus mutans is involved in regulation of
acid and oxidative stress tolerance and biofilm formation.
J Bacteriol. 2004 May;186(9):2682-91.
PMID: 15090509

Wen B, Zhou RJ, Yang J, Tang Z, Zhou Z.
[The inhibitory effect of anti-streptococcus mutans immunoglobulin of yolk on
glucan synthesis of Streptococcus mutans]
Shanghai Kou Qiang Yi Xue. 2002 Jun;11(2):141-2. Chinese.
PMID: 14983297 [PubMed]

Yamaguchi T.
Purification of saliva agglutinin of Streptococcus intermedius and its
association with bacterial aggregation and adherence.
Arch Microbiol. 2004 Feb;181(2):106-11. Epub 2003 Dec 16.
PMID: 14676988
Yamamoto Y, Fukui K, Koujin N, Ohya H, Kimura K, Kamio Y.
Regulation of the intracellular free iron pool by Dpr provides oxygen tolerance
to Streptococcus mutans.
J Bacteriol. 2004 Sep;186(18):5997-6002.
PMID: 15342568

Yanagida A, Isozaki M, Shibusawa Y, Shindo H, Ito Y.
Purification of glucosyltransferase from cell-lysate of Streptococcus mutans by
counter-current chromatography using aqueous polymer two-phase system.
J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2004 Jun 5;805(1):155-60.
PMID: 15113552

Yonezawa H, Kuramitsu HK.
Genetic Analysis of a Unique Bacteriocin, Smb, Produced by Streptococcus mutans
GS5.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2005 Feb;49(2):541-8.
PMID: 15673730 [PubMed - in process]

Yoshimura G, Komatsuzawa H, Kajimura J, Fujiwara T, Ohara M, Kozai K, Sugai
M.
Zymographic characterization of bacteriolytic enzymes produced by oral
streptococci.
Microbiol Immunol. 2004;48(6):465-9.
PMID: 15215620

Zyryanov AB, Tammenkoski M, Salminen A, Kolomiytseva GY, Fabrichniy IP,
Goldman A, Lahti R, Baykov AA.
Site-specific effects of zinc on the activity of family II pyrophosphatase.
Biochemistry. 2004 Nov 16;43(45):14395-402.
PMID: 15533044

van Dolleweerd CJ, Kelly CG, Chargelegue D, Ma JK.
Peptide mapping of a novel discontinuous epitope of the major surface adhesin
from Streptococcus mutans.
J Biol Chem. 2004 May 21;279(21):22198-203. Epub 2004 Apr 01.
PMID: 15060072

2003 Molecular Subset of References
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Abranches J, Chen YY, Burne RA.
Characterization of Streptococcus mutans strains deficient in EIIAB Man of the
sugar phosphotransferase system.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Aug;69(8):4760-9.
PMID: 12902269

Ando T, Tsumori H, Shimamura A, Sato Y, Mukasa H.
Classification of oral streptococci by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis with
direct activity stain for glycosyltransferases.
Oral Microbiol Immunol. 2003 Jun;18(3):171-5.
PMID: 12753469

Andrus JM, Bowen SW, Klaenhammer TR, Hassan HM.
Molecular characterization and functional analysis of the manganese-containing
superoxide dismutase gene (sodA) from Streptococcus thermophilus AO54.
Arch Biochem Biophys. 2003 Dec 1;420(1):103-13.
PMID: 14622980

Banas JA, Vickerman MM.
Glucan-binding proteins of the oral streptococci.
Crit Rev Oral Biol Med. 2003;14(2):89-99. Review.
PMID: 12764072

Chia JS, Shiau YS, Huang PT, Shiau YY, Tsai YW, Chou HC, Tseng LJ, Wu WT,
Hsu PJ, Lou KL.
Structural analysis of the functional influence of the surface peptide Gtf-P1
on Streptococcus mutans glucosyltransferase C activity.
J Mol Model (Online). 2003 Jun;9(3):153-8. Epub 2003 May 15.
PMID: 12750965 [PubMed - in process]

Cote CK, Honeyman AL.
The LicT protein acts as both a positive and a negative regulator of loci
within the bgl regulon of Streptococcus mutans.
Microbiology. 2003 May;149(Pt 5):1333-40.
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Duarte S, Koo H, Bowen WH, Hayacibara MF, Cury JA, Ikegaki M, Rosalen PL.
Effect of a novel type of propolis and its chemical fractions on
glucosyltransferases and on growth and adherence of mutans streptococci.
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Engels-Deutsch M, Pini A, Yamashita Y, Shibata Y, Haikel Y,
Scholler-Guinard M, Klein JP.
Insertional inactivation of pac and rmlB genes reduces the release of tumor
necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-6, and interleukin-8 induced by Streptococcus
mutans in monocytic, dental pulp, and periodontal ligament cells.
Infect Immun. 2003 Sep;71(9):5169-77.
PMID: 12933861

Idone V, Brendtro S, Gillespie R, Kocaj S, Peterson E, Rendi M, Warren W,
Michalek S, Krastel K, Cvitkovitch D, Spatafora G.
Effect of an orphan response regulator on Streptococcus mutans
sucrose-dependent adherence and cariogenesis.
Infect Immun. 2003 Aug;71(8):4351-60.
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Igarashi T, Asaga E, Goto N.
The sortase of Streptococcus mutans mediates cell wall anchoring of a surface
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Oral Microbiol Immunol. 2003 Aug;18(4):266-9.
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Ito HO, Nakashima T, So T, Hirata M, Inoue M.
Immunodominance of conformation-dependent B-cell epitopes of protein antigens.
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PMID: 12927785

Kakuta H, Iwami Y, Mayanagi H, Takahashi N.
Xylitol inhibition of acid production and growth of mutans Streptococci in the
presence of various dietary sugars under strictly anaerobic conditions.
Caries Res. 2003 Nov-Dec;37(6):404-9.
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Kim WK, Patterson PH.
Production of an egg yolk antibody specific to microbial uricase and its
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Kuhnert WL, Quivey Jr RG Jr.
Genetic and biochemical characterization of the F-ATPase operon from
Streptococcus sanguis 10904.
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Kuramitsu HK.
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Lee SF, Boran TL.
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Infect Immun. 2003 Feb;71(2):676-81.
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Lis M, Kuramitsu HK.
Characterization of a suppressor mutation complementing an acid-sensitive
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Loo CY, Mitrakul K, Voss IB, Hughes CV, Ganeshkumar N.
Involvement of an inducible fructose phosphotransferase operon in Streptococcus
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Macarthur DJ, Jacques NA.
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Magalhaes PP, Paulino TP, Thedei G Jr, Larson RE, Ciancaglini P.
A 100 kDa vanadate and lanzoprazole-sensitive ATPase from Streptococcus mutans
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Matsumoto M, Hamada S, Ooshima T.
Molecular analysis of the inhibitory effects of oolong tea polyphenols on
glucan-binding domain of recombinant glucosyltransferases from Streptococcus
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FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2003 Nov 7;228(1):73-80.
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Matsumura M, Izumi T, Matsumoto M, Tsuji M, Fujiwara T, Ooshima T.
The role of glucan-binding proteins in the cariogenicity of Streptococcus
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Microbiol Immunol. 2003;47(3):213-5.
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Merritt J, Qi F, Goodman SD, Anderson MH, Shi W.
Mutation of luxS affects biofilm formation in Streptococcus mutans.
Infect Immun. 2003 Apr;71(4):1972-9.
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Miyasawa H, Iwami Y, Mayanagi H, Takahashi N.
Xylitol inhibition of anaerobic acid production by Streptococcus mutans at
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Oral Microbiol Immunol. 2003 Aug;18(4):215-9.
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Paik S, Brown A, Munro CL, Cornelissen CN, Kitten T.
The sloABCR operon of Streptococcus mutans encodes an Mn and Fe transport
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Radcliffe CE, Lamb R, Blinkhorn AS, Drucker DB.
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Sato T, Hu JP, Ohki K, Yamaura M, Washio J, Matsuyama J, Takahashi N.
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Shibata Y, Ozaki K, Seki M, Kawato T, Tanaka H, Nakano Y, Yamashita Y.
Analysis of loci required for determination of serotype antigenicity in
Streptococcus mutans and its clinical utilization.
J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Sep;41(9):4107-12.
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Shiroza T, Shinozaki-Kuwahara N, Hayakawa M, Shibata Y, Hashizume T,
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Production of a single-chain variable fraction capable of inhibiting the
Streptococcus mutans glucosyltransferase in Bacillus brevis: construction of a
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Smith DJ, King WF, Barnes LA, Peacock Z, Taubman MA.
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Takahashi-Abbe S, Abe K, Takahashi N.
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Oral Microbiol Immunol. 2003 Oct;18(5):293-7.
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Virga C, Landa C, Beltramo D, Ausar F, Dorronsoro ST.
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Wang B, Kuramitsu HK.
Control of enzyme IIscr and sucrose-6-phosphate hydrolase activities in
Streptococcus mutans by transcriptional repressor ScrR binding to the cis-active
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Wang B, Kuramitsu HK.
Assessment of the utilization of the antisense RNA strategy to identify
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FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2003 Mar 28;220(2):171-6.
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Welin J, Wilkins JC, Beighton D, Wrzesinski K, Fey SJ, Mose-Larsen P,
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Effect of acid shock on protein expression by biofilm cells of Streptococcus
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Yoshida A, Suzuki N, Nakano Y, Kawada M, Oho T, Koga T.
Development of a 5' nuclease-based real-time PCR assay for quantitative
detection of cariogenic dental pathogens Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus
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J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Sep;41(9):4438-41.
PMID: 12958287

2002 Molecular Subset of References
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Arutyunov DY, Muronetz VI.
The activation of glycolysis performed by the non-phosphorylating
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Beg A, Jones M, Miller-Torbert T, Holt R.
Binding of Streptococcus mutans to extracellular matrix molecules and
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Bekal-Si Ali S, Hurtubise Y, Lavoie MC, LaPointe G.
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Bronshteyn M, Steinberg D.
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Chia JS, Lien HT, Hsueh PR, Chen PM, Sun A, Chen JY.
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Childers NK, Tong G, Li F, Dasanayake AP, Kirk K, Michalek SM.
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Cote CK, Honeyman AL.
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Drouault S, Anba J, Bonneau S, Bolotin A, Ehrlich SD, Renault P.
The peptidyl-prolyl isomerase motif is lacking in PmpA, the PrsA-like protein
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Fan MW, Bian Z, Peng ZX, Zhong Y, Chen Z, Peng B, Jia R.
A DNA vaccine encoding a cell-surface protein antigen of Streptococcus mutans
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Construction of transcriptional and translational lacZ gene reporter plasmids
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Igarashi T, Morisaki H, Yamamoto A, Goto N.
An essential amino acid residue for catalytic activity of the dextranase of
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Iwami Y, Kawarada K, Kojima I, Miyasawa H, Kakuta H, Mayanagi H, Takahashi
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Intracellular and extracellular pHs of Streptococcus mutans after addition of
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Jespersgaard C, Hajishengallis G, Russell MW, Michalek SM.
Identification and characterization of a nonimmunoglobulin factor in human
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Vaccination with FimA from Streptococcus parasanguis protects rats from
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A mixed-bacteria ecological approach to understanding the role of the oral
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Koo H, Rosalen PL, Cury JA, Park YK, Bowen WH.
Effects of compounds found in propolis on Streptococcus mutans growth and on
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Influence of antibody on the structure of glucans.
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Korpela A, Yu X, Loimaranta V, Lenander-Lumikari M, Vacca-Smith A, Wunder
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Lamont RJ, El-Sabaeny A, Park Y, Cook GS, Costerton JW, Demuth DR.
Role of the Streptococcus gordonii SspB protein in the development of
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Lau PC, Sung CK, Lee JH, Morrison DA, Cvitkovitch DG.
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Characterization of the Amino Acids Involved in Substrate Specificity of
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Michalek SM, Katz J, Childers NK, Martin M, Ballovetz DF.
Microbial/host interactions: mechanisms involved in host responses to microbial
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Morisaki H, Igarashi T, Yamamoto A, Goto N.
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Nakano K, Matsumura M, Kawaguchi M, Fujiwara T, Sobue S, Nakagawa I, Hamada
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Nguyen PT, Abranches J, Phan TN, Marquis RE.
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Nomura Y, Eto A, Hanada N, Senpuku H.
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Oho T, Mitoma M, Koga T.
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Osaki M, Takamatsu D, Shimoji Y, Sekizaki T.
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Ozaki K, Shibata Y, Yamashita Y, Nakano Y, Tsuda H, Koga T.
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Reichmann P, Hakenbeck R.
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An NADH-dependent bacterial thioredoxin reductase-like protein in conjunction
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Sato Y, Okamoto K, Kizaki H.
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Sato Y, Senpuku H, Okamoto K, Hanada N, Kizaki H.
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Shibata Y, Yamashita Y, Ozaki K, Nakano Y, Koga T.
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Teng LJ, Hsueh PR, Tsai JC, Chen PW, Hsu JC, Lai HC, Lee CN, Ho SW.
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Tsuda H, Yamashita Y, Shibata Y, Nakano Y, Koga T.
Genes involved in bacitracin resistance in Streptococcus mutans.
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Wen ZT, Burne RA.
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Wilkins JC, Homer KA, Beighton D.
Analysis of Streptococcus mutans proteins modulated by culture under acidic
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Yamamoto Y, Poole LB, Hantgan RR, Kamio Y.
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Yoshida A, Kuramitsu HK.
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Zhan L, Liu T, Yue S, Fu M.
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2001 Molecular Subset References
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Balakrishnan M, Simmonds RS, Tagg JR.
Diverse activity spectra of bacteriocin-like inhibitory substances having
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Bhagwat SP, Nary J, Burne RA.
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Chen P, Qi FX, Novak J, Krull RE, Caufield PW.
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Chia JS, Chang LY, Shun CT, Chang YY, Tsay YG, Chen JY.
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Chia JS, Lee YY, Huang PT, Chen JY.
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Chia JS, You CM, Hu CY, Chiang BL, Chen JY.
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Fujiwara T, Nakano K, Kawaguchi M, Ooshima T, Sobue S, Kawabata S, Nakagawa
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Streptococcus mutans strains isolated from patients with bacteremia.
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Gauduchon V, Benito Y, Celard M, Mouren C, Delorme V, Philippe-Bert J,
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Clin Microbiol Infect. 2001 Jan;7(1):36-7. No abstract available.
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Giangrossi M, Exley RM, Le Hegarat F, Pon CL.
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Gourieux B, Al-Okla S, Scholler-Guinard M, Klein J, Sibilia J, Wachsmann D.
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protein I/II, a modulin from oral streptococci.
FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 2001 Feb;30(1):13-9.
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Han TK, Yoder S, Cao C, Ugen KE, Dao ML.
Expression of Streptococcus mutans wall-associated protein A gene in Chinese
hamster ovary cells: prospect for a dental caries DNA vaccine.
DNA Cell Biol. 2001 Sep;20(9):595-601.
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Hanna MN, Ferguson RJ, Li YH, Cvitkovitch DG.
uvrA is an acid-inducible gene involved in the adaptive response to low pH in
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J Bacteriol. 2001 Oct;183(20):5964-73.
PMID: 11566996

Hashimoto K, Yanagi K, Fukushima K, Uda Y.
Effect of 3-hydroxymethylene-2-thioxopyrrolidine on growth of two species of
mutans streptococci and their in vitro plaque formation.
Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2001 Feb;17(2):97-102.
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Hata S, Hata H, Kanou N, Saito T, Kamiyama K, Mayanagi H.
Utilization and acid production of beta-galactosyllactose by oral streptococci
and human dental plaque.
Oral Microbiol Immunol. 2001 Feb;16(1):57-62.
PMID: 11169141

Homer KA, Roberts G, Byers HL, Tarelli E, Whiley RA, Philpott-Howard J,
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Huang X, Liu T, Chen G.
[Typing of Streptococcus mutans (serotype C) by arbitrarily primed polymerase
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Huang Y, Hajishengallis G, Michalek SM.
Induction of protective immunity against Streptococcus mutans colonization after
mucosal immunization with attenuated Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium
expressing an S. mutans adhesin under the control of in vivo-inducible nirB
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Infect Immun. 2001 Apr;69(4):2154-61.
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Igarashi T, Yamamoto A, Goto N.
Nucleotide sequence and molecular characterization of a dextranase gene from
Streptococcus downei.
Microbiol Immunol. 2001;45(5):341-8.
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Igarashi T, Ichikawa K, Yamamoto A, Goto N.
Identification of mutans streptococcal species by the PCR products of the dex
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J Microbiol Methods. 2001 Aug;46(2):99-105.
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Ihalin R, Loimaranta V, Lenander-Lumikari M, Tenovuo J.
The sensitivity of Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum to
different (pseudo)halide-peroxidase combinations compared with mutans
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J Med Microbiol. 2001 Jan;50(1):42-8.
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Iwami Y, Takahashi-Abbe S, Takahashi N, Yamada T, Kano N, Mayanagi H.
The time-course of acid excretion, levels of fluorescence dependent on cellular
nicotinamide adenine nucleotide and glycolytic intermediates of Streptococcus
mutans cells exposed and not exposed to air in the presence of glucose and
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Oral Microbiol Immunol. 2001 Feb;16(1):34-9.
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Jespersgaard C, Zhang P, Hajishengallis G, Russell MW, Michalek SM.
Effect of attenuated Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium expressing a
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Infect Immun. 2001 Nov;69(11):6604-11.
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Jones CH, Bolken TC, Jones KF, Zeller GO, Hruby DE.
Conserved DegP protease in gram-positive bacteria is essential for thermal and
oxidative tolerance and full virulence in Streptococcus pyogenes.
Infect Immun. 2001 Sep;69(9):5538-45.
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Kopec LK, Vacca Smith AM, Wunder D, Ng-Evans L, Bowen WH.
Properties of Streptococcus sanguinis glucans formed under various conditions.
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Koretke KK, Russell RB, Lupas AN.
Fold recognition from sequence comparisons.
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Kremer BH, van der Kraan M, Crowley PJ, Hamilton IR, Brady LJ, Bleiweis
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Characterization of the sat operon in Streptococcus mutans: evidence for a role
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Kuramitsu HK.
Virulence properties of oral bacteria: impact of molecular biology.
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Lemos JA, Chen YY, Burne RA.
Genetic and physiologic analysis of the groE operon and role of the HrcA
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Li YH, Hanna MN, Svensater G, Ellen RP, Cvitkovitch DG.
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Li Y, Burne RA.
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Li YH, Lau PC, Lee JH, Ellen RP, Cvitkovitch DG.
Natural genetic transformation of Streptococcus mutans growing in biofilms.
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Li Y, Caufield PW, Emanuelsson IR, Thornqvist E.
Differentiation of Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus via genotypic
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Ligtenberg TJ, Bikker FJ, Groenink J, Tornoe I, Leth-Larsen R, Veerman EC,
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Human salivary agglutinin binds to lung surfactant protein-D and is identical
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Linardi MM, Rosa OP, Buzalaf MA, Torres SA.
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Marchal S, Branlant G.
Engineered nonphosphorylating glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase at
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Marchal S, Cobessi D, Rahuel-Clermont S, Tete-Favier F, Aubry A, Branlant
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Mattos-Graner RO, Jin S, King WF, Chen T, Smith DJ, Duncan MJ.
Cloning of the Streptococcus mutans gene encoding glucan binding protein B and
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Merckel MC, Fabrichniy IP, Salminen A, Kalkkinen N, Baykov AA, Lahti R,
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Michalek SM, Katz J, Childers NK.
A vaccine against dental caries: an overview.
BioDrugs. 2001;15(8):501-8. Review.
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Niven DF, Ekins A.
Iron content of Streptococcus suis and evidence for a dpr homologue.
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Oishi Y, Onozuka A, Kato H, Shimura N, Imai S, Nisizawa T.
The effect of amino acid spacers on the antigenicity of dimeric
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Streptococcus mutans.
Oral Microbiol Immunol. 2001 Feb;16(1):40-4.
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Ooshima T, Matsumura M, Hoshino T, Kawabata S, Sobue S, Fujiwara T.
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Streptococcus mutans.
J Dent Res. 2001 Jul;80(7):1672-7.
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Parfenyev AN, Salminen A, Halonen P, Hachimori A, Baykov AA, Lahti R.
Quaternary structure and metal ion requirement of family II pyrophosphatases
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Qi F, Chen P, Caufield PW.
The group I strain of Streptococcus mutans, UA140, produces both the lantibiotic
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Quivey RG, Kuhnert WL, Hahn K.
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Crit Rev Oral Biol Med. 2001;12(4):301-14. Review.
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Rozen R, Bachrach G, Bronshteyn M, Gedalia I, Steinberg D.
The role of fructans on dental biofilm formation by Streptococcus sobrinus,
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Rupf S, Merte K, Eschrich K, Stosser L, Kneist S.
Peroxidase reaction as a parameter for discrimination of Streptococcus mutans
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Caries Res. 2001 Jul-Aug;35(4):258-64.
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Saito M, Otake S, Ohmura M, Hirasawa M, Takada K, Mega J, Takahashi I,
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Protective immunity to Streptococcus mutans induced by nasal vaccination with
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Senpuku H, Matin K, Abdus SM, Kurauchi I, Sakurai S, Kawashima M, Murata T,
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Smith DJ, King WF, Barnes LA, Trantolo D, Wise DL, Taubman MA.
Facilitated intranasal induction of mucosal and systemic immunity to mutans
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Infect Immun. 2001 Aug;69(8):4767-73.
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Smith DJ, King WF, Godiska R.
Passive transfer of immunoglobulin Y antibody to Streptococcus mutans glucan
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Infect Immun. 2001 May;69(5):3135-42.
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Spatafora G, Moore M, Landgren S, Stonehouse E, Michalek S.
Expression of Streptococcus mutans fimA is iron-responsive and regulated by a
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Microbiology. 2001 Jun;147(Pt 6):1599-610.
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Svensater G, Welin J, Wilkins JC, Beighton D, Hamilton IR.
Protein expression by planktonic and biofilm cells of Streptococcus mutans.
FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2001 Nov 27;205(1):139-46.
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Svensater G, Bjornsson O, Hamilton IR.
Effect of carbon starvation and proteolytic activity on stationary-phase acid
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Microbiology. 2001 Nov;147(Pt 11):2971-9.
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Tapiainen T, Kontiokari T, Sammalkivi L, Ikaheimo I, Koskela M, Uhari M.
Effect of xylitol on growth of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the presence of
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Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2001 Jan;45(1):166-9.
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Vats N, Lee SF.
Characterization of a copper-transport operon, copYAZ, from Streptococcus
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Microbiology. 2001 Mar;147(Pt 3):653-62.
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Wallengren ML, Ericson D, Hamberg K, Johnson U.
HLA-DR4 and salivary immunoglobulin A reactions to oral streptococci.
Oral Microbiol Immunol. 2001 Feb;16(1):45-53.
PMID: 11169139

Wang PL, Shirasu S, Daito M, Ohura K.
Streptococcus mutans lipoteichoic acid-induced apoptosis in cultured dental pulp
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Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2001 Mar 9;281(4):957-61.
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Wen ZT, Browngardt C, Burne RA.
Characterization of two operons that encode components of fructose-specific
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FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2001 Dec 18;205(2):337-42.
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Wen ZT, Burne RA.
Construction of a new integration vector for use in Streptococcus mutans.
Plasmid. 2001 Jan;45(1):31-6.
PMID: 11319929

Zhou X, Caufield PW, Li Y, Qi F.
Complete nucleotide sequence and characterization of pUA140, a cryptic plasmid
from Streptococcus mutans.
Plasmid. 2001 Sep;46(2):77-85.
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Zhu M, Takenaka S, Sato M, Hoshino E.
Extracellular polysaccharides do not inhibit the reaction between Streptococcus
mutans and its specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) or penetration of the IgG through
S. mutans biofilm.
Oral Microbiol Immunol. 2001 Feb;16(1):54-6.
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Zhu M, Takenaka S, Sato M, Hoshino E.
Influence of starvation and biofilm formation on acid resistance of
Streptococcus mutans.
Oral Microbiol Immunol. 2001 Feb;16(1):24-7.
PMID: 11169135

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Hahn CL, Best AM, Tew JG.
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Honeyman AL, Curtiss R 3rd.
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Hrimech M, Mayrand D, Grenier D, Trahan L.
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Iwami Y, Takahashi-Abbe S, Takahashi N, Abbe K, Yamada T.
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Kawabata S, Terao Y, Hamada S.
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Kitten T, Munro CL, Michalek SM, Macrina FL.
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Krull RE, Chen P, Novak J, Kirk M, Barnes S, Baker J, Krishna NR, Caufield
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Lee SF, Gao L.
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Lortie LA, Pelletier M, Vadeboncoeur C, Frenette M.
The gene encoding IIAB(Man)L in Streptococcus salivarius is part of a
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Lortie LA, Pelletier M, Vadeboncoeur C, Frenette M.
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Love RM, McMillan MD, Park Y, Jenkinson HF.
Coinvasion of dentinal tubules by Porphyromonas gingivalis and Streptococcus
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Marchal S, Rahuel-Clermont S, Branlant G.
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Marchal S, Rahuel-Clermont S, Branlant G.
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Meulenbeld GH, Hartmans S.
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Poole LB, Higuchi M, Shimada M, Calzi ML, Kamio Y.
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Prakobphol A, Xu F, Hoang VM, Larsson T, Bergstrom J, Johansson I,
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Quivey RG Jr, Kuhnert WL, Hahn K.
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Rose RK.
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Ryu SJ, Kim D, Ryu HJ, Chiba S, Kimura A, Day DF.
Purification and partial characterization of a novel glucanhydrolase from
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Ryu SJ, Kim D, Ryu HJ, Chiba S, Kimura A, Day DF.
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Sato Y, Yamamoto Y, Kizaki H.
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Sato Y, Yamamoto Y, Kizaki H.
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Sheng J, Liu Z.
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