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TABLE 1.

Bacterial strains used in this study

Strain	Relevant characteristics	Reference(s)
S. mutans 25175	WT, Em^s	ATCC
S. mutans GS-5	WT, Em^s	16
JM03	ΔluxS Em^r in 25175 background	This work
JM01	ΔluxS Em^r in GS-5 background	This work
E. coli DH5α	supE44 ΔlacU169 (φ80lacZΔM15)hsdR17 recA1 endA1 gyrA96 thi-1 relA1 ΔluxS	17, 39
E. coli XL1 Blue	recA1 endA1 gyrA96 thi-1 hsdR17 supE44 relA1 lac [F′ proAB lacI^qZDM15 Tn10(Tet^r)]	3