Manganese Uptake, Mediated by SloABC and MntH, Is Essential for the Fitness of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Streptococcus mutans</named-content>

ABSTRACT Early epidemiological studies implicated manganese (Mn) as a possible caries-promoting agent, while laboratory studies have indicated that manganese stimulates the expression of virulence-related factors in the dental pathogen Streptococcus mutans. To better understand the importance of man...

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Main Authors: Jessica K. Kajfasz, Callahan Katrak, Tridib Ganguly, Jonathan Vargas, Logan Wright, Zachary T. Peters, Grace A. Spatafora, Jacqueline Abranches, José A. Lemos
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/4a39beab002143eab65b05a5c7e26630
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