Title |
The usefulness of biotyping in the determination of selected pathogenicity determinants in Streptococcus mutans
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Published in |
BMC Microbiology, August 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2180-14-194 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Wirginia Krzyściak, Katarzyna K Pluskwa, Jakub Piątkowski, Paweł Krzyściak, Anna Jurczak, Dorota Kościelniak, Anna Skalniak |
Abstract |
Streptococcus mutans is known to be a primary etiological factor of dental caries, a widespread and growing disease in Polish children. Recognition of novel features determining the pathogenicity of this pathogen may contribute to understanding the mechanisms of bacterial infections.The goal of the study was to determine the activity of prephenate dehydrogenase (PHD) and to illuminate the role of the enzyme in S. mutans pathogenicity. The strains were biotyped based on STREPTOtest 24 biochemical identification tests and the usefulness of biotyping in the determination of S. mutans pathogenicity determinants was examined. |
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