Seq #17 Wednesday, 6 March 2002

2:00 PM-4:00 PM San Diego Convention Center Room 16B (Mezzanine Level), Oral Session
Gram-positive Cocci: Molecular Biology I
Chairpersons: J.M. TANZER and C.K. COTE
 
0089  2:00 PM A novel, species-specific PCR assay for identifying Lactobacillus fermentum
E.M. DICKSON, and M.P. RIGGIO, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
0090  2:15 PM Differential Effects of Amylase-binding protein A (AbpA) and B (AbpB) in Colonization of Teeth by S. gordonii.
J.M. TANZER1, L. GRANT1, A. THOMPSON1, L. LI2, J.D. ROGERS2, and F.A. SCANNAPIECO2, 1Univ. Connecticut, Farmington, USA, 2University of Buffalo, NY, USA
0091  2:30 PM Mutant analysis of the gene encoding glucan binding protein B indicates an essential role in Streptococcus mutans
R.O. MATTOS-GRANER, P. ZUCCHI, D.J. SMITH, and M.J. DUNCAN, The Forsyth Institute, Boston, MA, USA
0092  2:45 PM In vitro transposition as a tool for mutagenesis in viridans streptococci
T. KITTEN, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Dentistry, Richmond, USA
0093  3:00 PM Evidence for crosstalk between the S. mutans glg and dlt loci
S. SELGRADE, N. DONOVAN, K. WAGNER, and G. SPATAFORA, Middlebury College, VT, USA
0094  3:15 PM Identification of the truncated transcript from the Streptococcus mutans bglP locus in the absence of esculin
C.K. COTE, and A.L. HONEYMAN, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA
0095  3:30 PM Transcriptional regulation of two divergently transcribed genes from Streptococcus parasanguis
J. OETJEN1, P.M. FIVES-TAYLOR1, and E. FROELIGER2, 1University of Vermont, Burlington, USA, 2Vermont Department of Health, Burlington, USA
  3:45 PM Discussion

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