Detachment of Streptococcus mutans biofilm cells by an endogenous enzymatic activity.
Lee SF, Li YH, Bowden GH.
Lee SF, et al.
Infect Immun. 1996 Mar;64(3):1035-8. doi: 10.1128/iai.64.3.1035-1038.1996.
Infect Immun. 1996.
PMID: 8641755
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Previous studies have shown that Streptococcus mutans NG8 possesses an endogenous surface protein-releasing enzyme (SPRE) activity that liberates its own surface proteins (S. F. Lee, Infect. Immun. 60:4032-4039, 1992). The present study was initiated to investigate …
Previous studies have shown that Streptococcus mutans NG8 possesses an endogenous surface protein-releasing enzyme (SPRE) activity that libe …