Cell surface structures of Actinomyces israelii

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 125-128

  Figdor, David ^a,b   Davies, John ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Medical Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Actinomyces israelii; Fimbriae; Pathogenicity; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; PHOSPHOTUNGSTIC ACID; RUTHENIUM RED;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CYTOPLASM; DENTAL CARIES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDODONTICS; FIMBRIA; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; CELL WALL; COLORING AGENTS; CYTOPLASM; DENTAL CARIES; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PERIAPICAL DISEASES; PHOSPHOTUNGSTIC ACID; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; RUTHENIUM RED;

EID: 0031110315     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1997.tb00109.x     Document Type: Article

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