title: Extracellular polysaccharides matrix--an often forgotten virulence factor in oral biofilm research.
authors.forename: Hyun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koo
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Marlise I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Klein
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000502:physiology; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000382:microbiology; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000502:physiology; D005964:Glucosyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology*; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology*; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000201:enzymology / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000502:physiology; D014774:Virulence; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D037521:Virulence Factors; C036655:1,3-alpha-D-glucan synthase; D005964:Glucosyltransferases; C110463:glucosyltransferase C; C113848:glucosyltransferase D