Studies on fusobacteria associated with periodontal diseases

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 105-109

  Rogers, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fusobacterium nucleatum; Growth characteristics; Metabolism; Periodontal diseases

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMINOPEPTIDASE; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; PEPTIDE; PROTEINASE;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; FERMENTATION; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGY; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SYMBIOSIS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

AMINO ACIDS; AMINOPEPTIDASES; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; DENTAL PLAQUE; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENDOPEPTIDASES; FERMENTATION; FRUCTOSE; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; PEPTIDES; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 0032036809     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1998.tb06098.x     Document Type: Article

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