Mutanofactin promotes bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation of cariogenic Streptococcus mutans
Z. Li, Y. Du, J. Sun, A. Pan, L. Zeng, R. Maboudian, R. A. Burne, P.-Y. Qian, W. Zhang
The paper identifies mutanofactin-697, a secondary metabolite from S. mutans, which promotes biofilm formation by increasing bacterial hydrophobicity and adhesion.
bioRxiv · Aug 22, 2020Microbiology