Analysis of the prtP gene encoding porphypain, a cysteine proteinase of Porphyromonas gingivalis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2734-2741

  Barkocy Gallagher, Genevieve A ^a   Han, Naiming ^b   Patti, Joseph M ^c   Whitlock, Joan ^b   Progulske Fox, Ann ^b   Lantz, Marilyn S ^a,d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ISOLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PORPHYROMONAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS;

EID: 0029963618     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.10.2734-2741.1996     Document Type: Article

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