Molecular cloning and characterization of the gene encoding 53 kD outer membrane protein of Porphyromonas gingivalis

Microbios

Volumn 92, Issue 370, 1997, Pages 47-57

  Hongyo, H ^a   Kurihara, H ^a,c   Kokeguchi, S ^a   Miyamoto, M ^a   Maeda, H ^a   Hayakawa, M ^b   Abiko, Y ^b   Takashiba, S ^a   Murayama, Y ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gene cloning; Outer membrane protein; Periodontal disease; Porphyromonas gingivalis

Indexed keywords

OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENETICS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVOTELLA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVOTELLA;

EID: 0031324260     PISSN: 00262633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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