Expression of the tpr protease gene of Porphyromonas gingivalis is regulated by peptide nutrients

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 5147-5156

  Lu, Biqing ^a   McBride, Barry C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS;

EID: 0032425627     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.11.5147-5156.1998     Document Type: Article

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