title: Studying biofilm formation of mutans streptococci.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Microbiology, Osaka University Faculty of Dentistry, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawabata
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hamada
mesh_terms: D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000502:physiology; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D005964:Glucosyltransferases / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D016254:Mutagenesis, Insertional; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D016986:Streptococcus sobrinus / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D014170:Transformation, Genetic
chemical_list: D005964:Glucosyltransferases