Mixed infection with Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum in a murine lesion model: Potential synergistic effects on virulence

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2095-2100

  Feuille, Frank ^a   Ebersole, Jeffrey L ^a   Kesavalu, Lakshmyya ^a   Steffen, Michelle J ^a   Holt, Stanley C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRYPTASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ABSCESS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTITIS; PORPHYROMONAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE INJURY; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTEROIDACEAE INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; MICE; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0029884276     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.6.2094-2100.1996     Document Type: Article

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