2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The effects of gene associated with sucrose phosphotransferase system on development of dental caries by Streptococcus mutans
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26861597
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Conservative dentistry
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokushima |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | 歯学 / う蝕 / 細菌 / 遺伝子 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The aim of this study was to investigate the involvement of scrA gene deeply related to the acidogenic activity in cariogenic bacterium in the hydrophobicity and bacterial invasion into the dentinal tubules by Streptococcus mutans. As a result, scrA gene was shown to be not affect the hydrophobicity of the cell surface. The observation of the dentinal tubules demonstrated that scrA gene had an effect on the bacterial invasion into the dentinal tubules.
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| Free Research Field |
医歯薬学
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