Strains or plasmids | Relevant characteristics | Source or reference |
---|---|---|
Strains | ||
  S. mutans UA159 | Wild-type, serotype c | Ajdić et al., (2002) [4] |
  S. mutans ptxA − | UA159 derivative, △ptxA −, Sper | This study |
  S. mutans ptxB − | UA159 derivative, △ptxB −, Sper | This study |
  S. mutans ptxAB − | UA159 derivative, △ptxA − and △ptxB −, Sper | This study |
  S. mutans CptxA − | S. mutans ptxA − carrying pDL278:ptxA, Sper | This study |
  S. mutans CptxB − | S. mutans ptxB − carrying pDL278:ptxB, Sper | This study |
  S. mutans CptxAB − | S. mutans ptxAB − carrying pDL278:ptxAB, Sper | This study |
Plasmids | ||
 pFW5 | Commercial cloning vector, Sper | Podbielski A et al., (1996) [52] |
 pDL278 | Shuttle vector, Sper | LeBlanc & Lee (1991) [53] |
 pDL278:ptxA | Shuttle vector carrying ptxA, Sper | This study |
 pDL278:ptxB | Shuttle vector carrying ptxB, Sper | This study |
 pDL278:ptxAB | Shuttle vector carrying ptxA and ptxB, Sper | This study |