title: Draft Genome Sequence of Oral Bacterium Streptococcus mutans JH1140.
abstract: Streptococcus mutans JH1140 is an oral bacterium known to produce the bacteriocin mutacin 1140, and the strain has been genetically engineered to combat dental caries. Here, we report the 2.0-Mb draft genome of S. mutans JH1140. This genome provides new insights into the strain's superior colonization properties and its utility in replacement therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Jerome
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Escano
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, USA.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, USA.
authors.forename: Shi-En
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA jsmith@bio.tamu.edu.
authors.forename: Lief
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Smith