Lactose Metabolism by Streptococcus Mutans: Evidence for Induction of the Tagatose 6-phosphate Pathway

Overview

Journal J Bacteriol

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Specialty Microbiology

Date 1979 Dec 1

PMID 230175

Citations 14

Authors

I R Hamilton

H Lebtag

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Abstract

Growth on lactose by strains of Streptococcus mutans resulted in the induction of the lactose-phosphoenolpyruvate-phosphotransferase system, phospho-beta-galactosidase, and the enzymes of the tagatose 6-phosphate pathway.

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