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Ying Liao1,2,3, Bernd W Brandt3, Min Zhang1,2, Jiyao Li4,2, Wim Crielaard3, Cor van Loveren3, Dong Mei Deng5,6.
Abstract
Previously, we identified a single nucleotide mutation in the promoter (mutp) of the fluoride antiporter-coding genes in a naturally fluoride-resistant Streptococcus mutans strain. Here, we studied the role of this mutation in a defined genetic background. The results confirmed that this mutation alone confers fluoride resistance on S. mutans, as shown by growth and lactic acid production assays. This resistance was explained by constitutively higher mutp promoter activity and upregulation of the fluoride antiporter-coding genes.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27697763 PMCID: PMC5119038 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01366-16
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191