Characterization of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans hemolysin

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 717-723

  Kimizuka, Ryuta ^a   Miura, Tadashi ^a   Okuda, Katsuji ^a  

^a TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans; Hemolysin; Periodontal disease

Indexed keywords

HEMOLYSIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEMOLYSIS; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUUS CABALLUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0029858020     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1996.tb01132.x     Document Type: Article

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