The Streptococcus mutans vicX gene product modulates gtfB / C Expression , Biofilm Formation , 4 Genetic Competence and Oxidative Stress Tolerance
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*Corresponding author. 22 Mailing address: 23 Rm. 449A Dental Research Institute 24 124 Edward Street 25 Toronto, ON M51G6 26 Canada 27 Phone: (416) 979-4917 ext. 4592 28 Fax: (416) 979-4936 29 E-mail: [email protected] 30 AC CE P ED Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology and/or the Listed Authors/Institutions. All Rights Reserved. J. Bacteriol. doi:10.1128/JB.01161-06 JB Accepts, published online ahead of print on 17 November 2006
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The Streptococcus mutans vicX gene product modulates gtfB/C expression, biofilm formation, genetic competence, and oxidative stress tolerance.
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