Insertional inactivation of an intrageneric coaggregation-relevant adhesin locus from Streptococcus gordonii DL1 (Challis)

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 4137-4142

  Whittaker, C J ^a   Clemans, D L ^a   Kolenbrander, P E ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE REPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; TRANSPOSON;

EID: 0029838664     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.10.4137-4142.1996     Document Type: Article

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