Structure/function aspects of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans leukotoxin

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 67, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1996, Pages 298-308

  Lally, Edward T ^a   Kieba, Irene R ^a   Golub, Ellis E ^a   Lear, James D ^a   Tanaka, Jacqueline C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans pathogenesis; Leukotoxin; Toxins chemistry; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001183108     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.1996.67.3s.298     Document Type: Article

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