TABLE 1.

The comparison of pyruvate metabolism-related gene expression in early-exponential (EE) vs. -stationary (ES) growth phases of S. mutans UA159 by real-time qPCR.

	Fold-change (ES/EE)
	BHI	FMC11	TV11
lrgA	7,850.40*	32,004.90*	0.65
pdhC	795.72*	635.02*	0.99
pfl	27.36*	3.47+	0.47
pta	5.35*	3.69*	0.65
ackA	0.62+	0.33*	0.5
adhE	4.76*	5.52+	0.02*

Statistical analyses were performed using an unpaired t-test. *P ≤ 0.01; ⁺ P ≤ 0.05.