| Literature DB >> 19028906 |
M I Klein1, S Duarte, J Xiao, S Mitra, T H Foster, H Koo.
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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.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 19028906 PMCID: PMC2632160 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01299-08
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792