Abstract:
:The Streptococcus mutans serotype c gtfA gene encodes a 55-kilodalton sucrose-hydrolyzing enzyme. Analysis of S. mutans gtfA mutants revealed that the mutant strains were specifically impaired in the ability to use melibiose as a sole carbon source. S. mutans gtfA mutant strains synthesized less alpha-galactosidase activity inducible by raffinose than wild-type strains. Melibiose (an inducer in wild-type strains) failed to induce significant levels of alpha-galactosidase in the mutant strains. We hypothesize that melibiose use by S. mutans requires the interaction of the GtfA enzyme, or another gene product under the control of the gtfA promoter, with other gene product(s) involved in melibiose transport or hydrolysis.
journal_name
Infect Immunjournal_title
Infection and immunityauthors
Barletta RG,Curtiss R 3rddoi
10.1128/IAI.57.3.992-995.1989subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1989-03-01 00:00:00pages
992-5issue
3eissn
0019-9567issn
1098-5522journal_volume
57pub_type
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2000-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1975-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1987-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2015-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1990-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2002-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2019-03-25 00:00:00
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journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/IAI.9.5.815-820.1974
更新日期:1974-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1998-07-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1981-08-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1985-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1995-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1987-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1989-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1997-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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