investigating acid production by Streptococcus mutans with a surface-displayed pH-sensitive green fluorescent protein.

Acidogenicity and aciduricity are the main virulence factors of the cavity-causing bacterium Streptococcus mutans. Monitoring at the individual cell level the temporal and spatial distribution of acid produced by this important oral pathogen is central for our understanding of these key virulence fa...

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Main Authors: Lihong Guo, Wei Hu, Xuesong He, Renate Lux, Jeff McLean, Wenyuan Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3585301?pdf=render