Haemin binding as a factor in the virulence of Porphyromonas gingivalis

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 65-70

  Smalley, John W ^a   Birss, Andrew J ^a   McKee, Ailsa S ^b   Marsh, Philip D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Binding; Haemin; Porphyromonas gingivalis; Virulence

Indexed keywords

HEME; HEMIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PIGMENTATION; PORPHYROMONAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030586255     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(96)00209-1     Document Type: Article

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