Expression of the Streptococcus mutans fructosyltransferase gene within a mammalian host.
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.
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Department of Biology, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 28223, USA.
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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
D002241:Carbohydrates; D006602:Hexosyltransferases; C021451:inulosucrase; D001426:Bacterial Proteins