title: Inactivation of the dextranase gene in Streptococcus mutans.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Oral Biology, Dental School, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Colby
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Whiting
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Russell
mesh_terms: D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology; D003910:Dextranase / Q000235:genetics*; D003911:Dextrans / Q000378:metabolism; D005285:Fermentation; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D005936:Glucans / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D016296:Mutagenesis; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D012995:Solubility; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D003911:Dextrans; D005936:Glucans; D003910:Dextranase