Synthesis and function of Actinomyces naeslundii T14V type 1 fimbriae require the expression of additional fimbria-associated genes

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2629-2639

  Yeung, Maria K ^a   Ragsdale, Pamela A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCES NAESLUNDII; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CELL ADHESION; CELL FUNCTION; DNA FLANKING REGION; FIMBRIA; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURAL GENE;

EID: 0030954094     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.7.2629-2639.1997     Document Type: Article

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