Genetic analysis of Streptococcus mutans virulence.

Animals Antigens, Bacterial/genetics Antigens, Surface/genetics Carrier Proteins/genetics Cloning, Molecular Conjugation, Genetic DNA, Recombinant Dental Caries/microbiology,prevention & control Gene Expression Regulation Glucosyltransferases/genetics Humans Lectins Mutation Plasmids Serotyping Streptococcal Infections/microbiology Streptococcus mutans/enzymology,genetics,immunology,metabolism,pathogenicity Transformation, Bacterial Virulence

Antigens, Bacterial Antigens, Surface Carrier Proteins DNA, Recombinant Lectins glucan-binding proteins Glucosyltransferases