Utilization of lactose and galactose by Streptococcus mutans: transport, toxicity, and carbon catabolite repression.

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Published in J Bacteriol on February 26, 2010

Authors

Lin Zeng1, Satarupa Das, Robert A Burne

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1: Department of Oral Biology, University of Florida, College of Dentistry, P.O. Box 100424, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.

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