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Expression of the glucan-binding lectin of Streptococcus cricetus requires manganous ion
D Drake1, K G Taylor, R J Doyle
1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville, Kentucky 40292.
Infection and Immunity
|August 1, 1988
Abstract:
Streptococcus cricetus AHT exhibited a requirement for manganese for growth and expression of the glucan-binding lectin. While low concentrations of manganese (0.1 to 10 microM) were able to support growth, higher concentrations (greater than 100 microM) were required for full expression of the glucan-binding lectin. The manganous-aquo ion may be important in cellular adhesion and accumulation processes in dental plaque.