Genetic diversity of competence gene loci in clinical genotypes of Streptococcus mutans.
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The frequencies of 21 competence genes were analyzed in 94 genotypes of Streptococcus mutans. These include those of a main regulatory system (comCDE), structural, and other regulatory orthologues identified in the genome of strain UA159. PCR and Southern blot analysis revealed that all genes are widespread within the species.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 44 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006