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Neochloris oleoabundans grown on anaerobically digested dairy manure for concomitant nutrient removal and biodiesel feedstock production by Levine, Robert B., Costanza-Robinson, Molly S., Spatafora, Grace A.

“…Microalgae have been investigated as a promising biodiesel feedstock; however, large-scale production is not currently cost-competitive with petroleum diesel,…”
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Manganese Uptake, Mediated by SloABC and MntH, Is Essential for the Fitness of Streptococcus mutans by Kajfasz, Jessica K, Katrak, Callahan, Ganguly, Tridib, Vargas, Jonathan, Wright, Logan, Peters, Zachary T, Spatafora, Grace A, Abranches, Jacqueline, Lemos, José A

“…Early epidemiological studies implicated manganese (Mn) as a possible caries-promoting agent, while laboratory studies have indicated that manganese stimulates…”
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A VicRK Signal Transduction System in Streptococcus mutans Affects gtfBCD, gbpB, and ftf Expression, Biofilm Formation, and Genetic Competence Development by DILANI SENADHEERA, M, GUGGENHEIM, Bernard, SPATAFORA, Grace A, HUANG, Yi-Chen Cathy, CHOI, Jison, HUNG, David C. I, TREGLOWN, Jennifer S, GOODMAN, Steven D, ELLEN, Richard P, CVITKOVITCH, Dennis G

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Characterization of the Functional Domains of the SloR Metalloregulatory Protein in Streptococcus mutans by Haswell, Jeffrey R, Pruitt, Benjamin W, Cornacchione, Louis P, Coe, Christopher L, Smith, Evan G, Spatafora, Grace A

“…Streptococcus mutans is a commensal member of the healthy plaque biofilm and the primary causative agent of dental caries. The present study is an…”
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The Streptococcus mutans vicX Gene Product Modulates gtfB/C Expression, Biofilm Formation, Genetic Competence, and Oxidative Stress Tolerance by DILANI SENADHEERA, M, LEE, Andrew W. C, HUNG, David C. I, SPATAFORA, Grace A, GOODMAN, Steven D, CVITKOVITCH, Dennis G

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Genome-Wide Characterization of the SloR Metalloregulome in Streptococcus mutans by O'Rourke, Kevin P, Shaw, Jeremy D, Pesesky, Mitchell W, Cook, Brian T, Roberts, Susanne M, Bond, Jeffrey P, Spatafora, Grace A

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Small regulatory RNAs are mediators of the Streptococcus mutans SloR regulon by Drummond, India Y., DePaolo, Alessandra, Krieger, Madeline, Driscoll, Heather, Eckstrom, Korin, Spatafora, Grace A.

“…ABSTRACT Dental caries is among the most prevalent chronic diseases worldwide. Streptococcus mutans , the chief causative agent of caries, uses a 25-kDa…”
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In vitro manganese-dependent cross-talk between Streptococcus mutans VicK and GcrR: implications for overlapping stress response pathways by Downey, Jennifer S, Mashburn-Warren, Lauren, Ayala, Eduardo A, Senadheera, Dilani B, Hendrickson, Whitney K, McCall, Lathan W, Sweet, Julie G, Cvitkovitch, Dennis G, Spatafora, Grace A, Goodman, Steven D

“…Streptococcus mutans, a major acidogenic component of the dental plaque biofilm, has a key role in caries etiology. Previously, we demonstrated that the VicRK…”
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Regulatory involvement of the PerR and SloR metalloregulators in the Streptococcus mutans oxidative stress response by Ruxin, Talia R, Schwartzman, Julia A, Davidowitz, Cleo R, Peters, Zachary, Holtz, Andrew, Haney, Robet A, Spatafora, Grace A

“…is a commensal of the human oral microbiome that can promote dental caries under conditions of dysbiosis. This study investigates metalloregulators and their…”
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SloR modulation of the Streptococcus mutans acid tolerance response involves the GcrR response regulator as an essential intermediary by Dunning, Daniel W, McCall, Lathan W, Powell, William F, Arscott, W. Tristram, McConocha, Erin M, McClurg, Cheryl J, Goodman, Steven D, Spatafora, Grace A

“…1 Department of Biology, Middlebury College, 276 Bicentennial Way, MBH354, Middlebury, VT 05753, USA 2 Division of Diagnostic Sciences, University of Southern…”
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Regulated expression of the Streptococcus mutans dlt genes correlates with intracellular polysaccharide accumulation by Spatafora, G A, Sheets, M, June, R, Luyimbazi, D, Howard, K, Hulbert, R, Barnard, D, el Janne, M, Hudson, M C

“…Intracellular polysaccharides (IPS) are glycogen-like storage polymers which contribute significantly to Streptococcus mutans-induced cariogenesis. We…”
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A role for the DtxR family of metalloregulators in gram-positive pathogenesis by Merchant, Anjali T., Spatafora, Grace. A

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A role for the DtxR family of metalloregulators in gram-positive pathogenesis by Merchant, A.T., Spatafora, G.A.

“…Summary Given the central role of transition metal ions in a variety of biochemical processes, the colonization, survival, and proliferation of a bacterium…”
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The SloR metalloregulator is involved in the Streptococcus mutans oxidative stress response by Crepps, S.C., Fields, E.E., Galan, D., Corbett, J.P., Von Hasseln, E.R., Spatafora, G.A.

“…Summary SloR, a 25‐kDa metalloregulatory protein in Streptococcus mutans modulates the expression of multiple genes, including the sloABC operon that encodes…”
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In vitro Manganese-Dependent Cross-Talk between Streptococcus mutans VicK and GcrR: Implications for Overlapping Stress Response Pathways: e115975 by Downey, Jennifer S, Mashburn-Warren, Lauren, Ayala, Eduardo A, Senadheera, Dilani B, Hendrickson, Whitney K, McCall, Lathan W, Sweet, Julie G, Cvitkovitch, Dennis G, Spatafora, Grace A, Goodman, Steven D

“…Streptococcus mutans, a major acidogenic component of the dental plaque biofilm, has a key role in caries etiology. Previously, we demonstrated that the VicRK…”
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Regulated Expression of the Streptococcus mutans dltGenes Correlates with Intracellular Polysaccharide Accumulation by Grace A. Spatafora, Megan Sheets, Rebecca June, David Luyimbazi, Katherine Howard, Robin Hulbert, Daron Barnard, Mariam el Janne, Michael C. Hudson

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Growth of Streptococcus mutans in an iron-limiting medium by Spatafora, G A, Moore, M W

“…Microbial pathogens require iron to survive and promote disease. Reports in the literature indicate that iron can potentiate infection in the human host by…”
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