Molecular characterization of an outer membrane protein of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans belonging to the OmpA family

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 369-372

  White, Peter A ^a   Nair, Sean P ^b   Kim, M I Jurng ^c   Wilson, Michael ^a   Henderson, Brian ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Maxillofacial Research Unit   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FAMILY;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031975590     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.1.369-372.1998     Document Type: Article

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