Increased Oxidative Stress Tolerance of a Spontaneously Occurring perR Gene Mutation in Streptococcus mutans UA159
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DOI: 10.1128/jb.00535-20
Abstract: A resident of the human oral biofilm, Streptococcus mutans is one of the major bacterial pathogens associated with dental caries. This report highlights a spontaneously occurring mutation within the laboratory strain S. mutans UA159 found… read more here.
Keywords: spontaneously occurring; strain; streptococcus mutans; mutans ua159 ... See more keywords
Heterologous expression, purification and biochemical characterization of a glutamate racemase (MurI) from Streptococcus mutans UA159
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.8300
Abstract: Background Glutamate racemase (MurI) is a cofactor-independent enzyme that is essential to the bacterial peptidoglycan biosynthesis pathway and has therefore been considered an attractive target for the development of antimicrobial drugs. While in our previous… read more here.
Keywords: glu glu; mutans ua159; glutamate racemase; glu ... See more keywords