Characterization of protease activities in Capnocytophaga spp., Porphyromonas gingivalis, Prevotella spp., Treponema denticola and Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 240-248

  Gazi, M I ^a   Cox, S W ^a   Clark, D T ^a   Eley, B M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Gel filtration chromatography; Isoelectric focusing; Periodontitis; Protease; Protease inhibitor

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031214538     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302X.1997.tb00386.x     Document Type: Article

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