Browsing Dentistry Faculty Research, Publications and Presentations by Author "Bowden, GH"

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  • Detachment of Streptococcus mutans biofilm cells by an endogenous enzymatic activity 

    Lee, SF, YH Li, and GH Bowden. 1996. "Detachment of Streptococcus mutans biofilm cells by an endogenous enzymatic activity." Infection and immunity 64(3): 1035-1038.
    Previous studies have shown that Streptococcus mutans NG8 possesses an endogenous surface protein-releasing enzyme (SPRE) activity that liberates its own surface proteins (S. P. Lee, Infect. Immun. 60:4032-4039, 1992). The ...