Nucleotide sequence analysis of the streptococcus gordonii glucosyltransferase gene, gtfG

Mitochondrial DNA

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 83-95

  Vickerman, M M ^a   Sulavik, M C ^a   Nowak, J D ^a   Gardner, N M ^a   Jones, G W ^a   Clewell, D B ^a,b,c  

^a Washington University   (United States)

^b School of Dentistry University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucosyltransferase; nucleotide sequence; oral streptococci; Streptococcus govdonii

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; GTFG PROTEIN, STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENES, BACTERIAL; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII;

EID: 0030951717     PISSN: 19401736     EISSN: 19401744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10425179709020155     Document Type: Article

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