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Abstract
Streptococcus mutans is a naturally competent microorganism, meaning it has the ability to capture and incorporate extracellular DNA into its genome, a capability known as bacterial transformation. Competence is modulated by the expression of the sigma factor gene (sigX), which is activated by peptides such as CSP (competence stimulating peptide) and XIP (sigX inducing peptide). Sub-inhib…