Environmental effects on the growth and proteolysis of Treponema denticola ATCC 33520

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 249-253

  Mikx, F H M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hydrogen; Oxygen; PH; Proteolysis; Redox; Treponema denticola

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031214692     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302X.1997.tb00387.x     Document Type: Article

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