Experimental immunization of rats with a Streptococcus mutans 59- kilodalton glucan-binding protein protects against dental caries

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 3069-3073

  Smith, Daniel J ^a   Taubman, Martin A ^a  

^a FORSYTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CROSS REACTING ANTIBODY; EPITOPE; GLUCAN; GLUCAN BINDING PROTEIN; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TOOTH PLAQUE;

EID: 0030037294     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.8.3069-3073.1996     Document Type: Article

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