Molecular analysis of representative Streptococcus gordonii Spp phase variants reveals no differences in the glucosyltransferase structural gene, gtfG

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 82-90

  Vickerman, M M ^a   Jones, G W ^a   Clewell, D B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucosyltransferase; Nucleotide sequence; Oral streptococci; Phase variation; Streptococcus gordonii

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031126254     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302X.1997.tb00622.x     Document Type: Article

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