Cloning of the fomA gene, encoding the major outer membrane porin of Fusobacterium nucleatum ATCC10953

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 331-342

  Jensen, H B ^a   Skeidsvoll, J ^a   Fjellbirkeland, A ^a   Hogh B ^a   Puntervoll, P ^a   Kleivdal, H ^a   Tommassen, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

cloning; Fusobacterium nucleatum; major outer membrane protein; porin

Indexed keywords

OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PORIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; NEGIBACTERIA; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS;

EID: 0030297683     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpat.1996.0066     Document Type: Article

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