FRUCTOSE ACTIVATES A STRESS RESPONSE SHARED BY METHYLGLYOXAL AND HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IN STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS
Alejandro Riveros Walker, Danniel N. Pham, Payam Noeparvar, Alexandra M. Peterson, Marissa K. Lipp, Jose Abelardo C. Lemos, Lin Zeng
This paper shows fructose activates a stress response in Streptococcus mutans similar to methylglyoxal and hydrogen peroxide, affecting gene expression and bacterial competitiveness.
mBio · Apr 17, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology