title: Expression of the Streptococcus mutans fructosyltransferase gene within a mammalian host.
abstract: In vivo expression of the virulence-associated fructosyltransferase gene (ftf) of Streptococcus mutans has been examined. S. mutans ftf expression is affected by both the specific carbohydrate consumed and the age of the host animal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 28223, USA.
authors.forename: W T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Grey
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Curtiss
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Hudson
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D006602:Hexosyltransferases / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012737:Sex Factors; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D006602:Hexosyltransferases; C021451:inulosucrase; D001426:Bacterial Proteins