Manganese Uptake, Mediated by SloABC and MntH, Is Essential for the Fitness of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Streptococcus mutans</named-content>

Manganese Uptake, Mediated by SloABC and MntH, Is Essential for the Fitness of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Streptococcus mutans</named-content>

ABSTRACT Early epidemiological studies implicated manganese (Mn) as a possible caries-promoting agent, while laboratory studies have indicated that manganese stimulates the expression of virulence-related factors in the dental pathogen Streptococcus mutans. To better understand the importance of man...

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Main Authors: Jessica K. Kajfasz, Callahan Katrak, Tridib Ganguly, Jonathan Vargas, Logan Wright, Zachary T. Peters, Grace A. Spatafora, Jacqueline Abranches, José A. Lemos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-02-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
S. mutans
manganese
metal transport
stress response
dental caries
biofilm
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00764-19

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