Ability of Streptococcus mutans and a glucosyltransferase-defective mutant to colonize rodents and attach to hydroxyapatite surfaces.
A mutant of Streptococcus mutans forming little or no cell-associated glucosyltransferase attached to the teeth of rats and to saliva-treated hydroxyapatite comparably to its parent.
D000818:Animals; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D005964:Glucosyltransferases / Q000172:deficiency*; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D009154:Mutation; D051381:Rats; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*
D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D005964:Glucosyltransferases