title: Modification of sucrose dependent cell adherence by deletion and reintroduction of the gtf genes in Streptococcus mutans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Microbiology, Osaka University Faculty of Dentistry, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tamesada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawabata
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bian
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hamada
mesh_terms: D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D017353:Gene Deletion; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D005964:Glucosyltransferases / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D016254:Mutagenesis, Insertional; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D013395:Sucrose / Q000378:metabolism*; D014774:Virulence / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D013395:Sucrose; C036655:1,3-alpha-D-glucan synthase; D005964:Glucosyltransferases